Matthew 25:40

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

Matthew 25:34

Proverbs 25:6

The least

Hebrews 6:10

Ye have done it unto me

Acts 9:4

Ephesians 5:30

General references

Bible References

The king

Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great,

The least

And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

"Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,

Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me."

And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,

For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.

Ye have done it unto me

And falling to the ground he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

because we are members of his body.

General references

And also pull out some from the bundles for her and leave it for her to glean, and do not rebuke her."

Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.

So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'"

If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food,