Parallel Verses
Common New Testament
And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.'
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
The king will answer them, "I tell all of you with certainty, since you did it for one of the least important of these brothers of mine, you did it for me.'
A Conservative Version
And having answered, the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brothers, the least, ye did it to me.
American Standard Version
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And the King will answer them and say, 'Truly I tell you, since you did all this for one of my least [significant] brothers, you did it for me.'
Anderson New Testament
And the King will answer and say to them: Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.
Bible in Basic English
And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and the king will reply, I declare unto you, your having done this for one of the least of these my brethren, is the same thing as doing it for me.
Darby Translation
And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.
Godbey New Testament
And the King responding will say unto them, Truly I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did these things to one of the least of these my brethren, you did them unto me.
Goodspeed New Testament
The king will answer, 'I tell you, in so far as you did it to one of the humblest of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.'
John Wesley New Testament
And the king shall answer and say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me.
Julia Smith Translation
And the king having answered, will say to them, Trull I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did to one of the least of my brethren, ye did to me.
King James 2000
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Since you have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the king will answer [and] say to them, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did [it] to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did [it] to me.'
Modern King James verseion
And the King shall answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you have done it to Me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
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 to me.'
Moffatt New Testament
The King will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did it to one of these brothers of mine, even to the least of them, you did it to me.'
Montgomery New Testament
"'In solemn truth I tell you,' the King will answer them, 'that inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these, my brothers, you have done it unto me.'
NET Bible
And the king will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.'
New Heart English Bible
"The King will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'
Noyes New Testament
And the king will answer and say to them, Truly do I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me.
Sawyer New Testament
And the king shall answer and say to them, I tell you truly, that inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have done it to me.
The Emphasized Bible
And, answering, the king will say unto them: Verily, I say unto you - Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my least brethren, unto me, ye did it.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And the king answering shall say to them, Verily I tell you, for as much as ye have done it to one of these my brethren, the very least of them, ye have done it unto me.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And the King will reply 'I tell you, as often as you did it to one of these my Brothers, however lowly, you did it to me.'
Webster
And the king will answer and say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.
Weymouth New Testament
"But the King will answer them, "'In solemn truth I tell you that in so far as you rendered such services to one of the humblest of these my brethren, you rendered them to myself.'
Williams New Testament
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.'
World English Bible
"The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'
Worrell New Testament
"And, answering, the King will say to them, 'Verily I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of My brethren, even the least, ye did it to Me.'
Worsley New Testament
And the king replying will say unto them, Verily I declare unto you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of the lest of these my brethren, ye did it to me.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did it.
Themes
Brethren » Spiritual » The family of God
Christ » Humility of » Identified with believers
Church » Its spiritual relationships » Known as brethren
Family » Its spiritual relationships » Known as brethren
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » To the merciful
Help » Those that help Christ’s people
Inheritance » Who shall not inherit the kingdom of God
Inheritance » Who shall inherit eternal life
Inheritance » Who shall inherit the kingdom of God
Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells the scenes of the day of judgment (on the mount of olives)
Judgment » Everyone appearing before the judgment seat of Christ
Judgment » Christ will acknowledge saints at
Kingdom of God » Who can enter into the kingdom of God
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Ministering to him
Prisoners » To be visited and ministered to
Separation » Who the lord will separate
Sickness » Visiting those in, an evidence of belonging to Christ
Spiritual » Physical inflicted physical healed » Brethren
Union with Christ » Saints » Identified with Christ by
Works » Good » In the judgment, will be an evidence of faith
Interlinear
Hosos
Poieo
ποιέω
Poieo
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 25:40
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Judgment Of The Sheep And The Goats
39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' 40 And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.' 41 "Then he will say to those on his left hand, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 10:42
And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward."
Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any avail, but faith working through love.
Matthew 25:34
Then the King will say to those on his right hand, 'Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.
1 Peter 1:22
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brethren, love one another earnestly from the heart.
1 John 4:7-12
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
Matthew 28:10
Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brethren to go to Galilee; and there they will see me."
Mark 9:41
For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you belong to Christ, will by no means lose his reward.
John 20:17
Jesus said to her, "Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, "I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
John 21:15-17
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."
Galatians 5:13
For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Ephesians 5:30
because we are members of his body.
1 John 3:14-19
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.
Matthew 10:40
"He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
Matthew 12:49-50
And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!
Matthew 18:5-6
Whoever receives one little child like this in my name receives me.
Matthew 18:10
"See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Mark 3:34-35
And he looked at those who sat in a circle around him, and said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!
John 19:26-27
When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing by, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold your son!"
Acts 9:4-5
And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
Romans 8:29
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
1 Corinthians 16:21-22
I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand.
2 Corinthians 4:5
For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
For the love of Christ controls us, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died.
2 Corinthians 8:7-9
But as you excel in everythingin faith, in utterance, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in your love for ussee that you excel in this work of grace also.
1 Thessalonians 4:9-10
Now concerning love of the brethren you have no need to have any one write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another;
Hebrews 2:11-15
For both he who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
1 John 4:20-2
If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.