Matthew 25:35

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Summary

Matthew 25:35

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

I was an

Thirsty

Matthew 25:42

Romans 12:20

I was a

General references

Matthew 5:42

Matthew 25:42

James 2:15

Bible References

I was an

And the King will answer them, 'I solemnly say to you, every time you did a good deed to one of these most insignificant brothers of mine, you did a good deed to me.'

"Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes Him who sent me.

for you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.

For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you please you can do them good, but you will not always have me.

But dedicate once for all your inner self, and at once you will have everything clean.

Then He proceeded to say to the man who invited Him: "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, stop the social custom of inviting your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your rich neighbors, for they may invite you in return and so you will be repaid.

for some of them were thinking, as Judas had the purse, that Jesus meant to say to him, "Buy what we need for the feast," or to give something to the poor.

Now there was but one heart and soul in the vast number of those who had become believers, and not one of them claimed that anything that he had was his own, but they shared everything that they had as common property.

At Joppa there was a woman, a disciple, whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek means Dorcas, that is, Gazelle. She had filled her life with good deeds and works of charity, which she was always doing.

and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your deeds of charity have been remembered by God.

So the disciples decided to send a contribution, each in proportion to his prosperity, to help the brothers who lived in Judea.

Now I am going to tell you, brothers, of God's spiritual blessing which was given in the churches of Macedonia,

Each must give what he has purposed in his heart to give, not sorrowfully or under compulsion, for it is the happy giver that God loves.

The man who used to steal must now stop stealing; rather, he must keep on working and toiling with his own hands at some honest vocation, so as to have something to contribute to the needy.

Continue charging the rich of this world to stop being haughty and not to fix their hope on a thing so uncertain as riches, but on God who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for our enjoyment;

Yes, I have felt great joy and encouragement over your love, because the hearts of God's people have been refreshed by you, my brother.

For God is not so unjust as to forget the work you have done and the love you have shown His name in the service you have rendered for your fellow-Christians, and still are doing.

And stop neglecting to do good and to be generous, for God is highly pleased with just such sacrifices as these.

A religious worship that is pure and stainless in the sight of God the Father is this: To look after orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep one's own self unstained by the world.

Be ungrudgingly hospitable to one another.

We know what love is from the fact that He laid down His life for us; and so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

Thirsty

For when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat, when I was thirsty you gave me nothing to drink,

Do the opposite. If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink, for if you act in this way, you will heap burning coals upon his head!

I was a

when I was a stranger you did not welcome me to your homes, when I needed clothes you did not put them on me, when I was sick and in prison, you did not look after me.'

When she and her household were baptized, she begged us by continuing to say, "If you have made up your mind that I am a real believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house." And she continued to insist that we do so.

always supplying the needs of God's people, ever practicing hospitality.

Gaius, my host, and host of the whole church here, wishes to be remembered to you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, wishes to be remembered to you, and so does our brother Quartus.

must have a reputation for doing good deeds, as bringing up children, being hospitable to strangers, washing the feet of God's people, helping people in distress, or devoting herself to any sort of doing good.

You must let your brotherly love continue.

Be ungrudgingly hospitable to one another.

Dearly beloved, you are acting faithfully in doing what you can for the brothers, especially as they are strangers.

General references

If anyone, whoever he may be, keeps on begging you, give to him; if anyone wants to borrow from you, do not turn him away.

For when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat, when I was thirsty you gave me nothing to drink,

If some brother or sister is thinly clad and has no food for the day,