Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

The king

Ye have done it unto me

General references

Bible References

The king

Matthew 25:34
Then the King will say to those at His right side, 'You who are blessed by my Father, come and receive the kingdom which has been prepared for you since the creation of the world,

The least

Matthew 12:49
Then He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, "Look, [here is] my mother and my brothers!"
Matthew 18:5
And the person who welcomes one little child like this, in my name [i.e., because he belongs to me], welcomes me [also].
Matthew 28:10
Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers [i.e., the disciples, that you have seen me], so they can head for Galilee where they will see me."
Mark 3:34
Then He looked out over those gathered around Him and said, "Look, [here is] my mother and my brothers
John 20:17
Jesus said to her, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not ascended to the Father yet [Note: Apparently Jesus was discouraging Mary from embracing Him in worship as was done in Matt. 28:9, and thereby causing a delay of when the rest of the disciples would learn of His resurrection], but go to my brothers and tell them [I said] 'I am [about] to ascend to my Father and to your Father, and to my God and your God.'"
Hebrews 2:11
For, both the One who makes people holy [i.e., Jesus], and those who are made holy [i.e., Christians], all come from one [Father], and for this reason Christ is not ashamed to call them His brothers,
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not [so] unjust as to forget the work you are doing and the love you have shown for Him, as you ministered to the saints [i.e., His holy people] and continue to minister [to them].

Ye have done it unto me

Acts 9:4
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
Ephesians 5:30
because we are parts of His [spiritual] body.

General references

Matthew 5:42
Give to the person who asks you [for something], and do not refuse to lend to the person who wants to borrow something from you.
Luke 17:10
So, you too, after you have done everything you were told to, should say, 'We are unworthy slaves. We have done [only] what we were supposed to do.'"
James 2:15
If a brother or sister is without [adequate] clothing and needs daily food,