The Judgment
31 "But when 1the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then 2He will sit on His glorious throne.
32 "All the nations will be 3gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, 4as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;
33 and He will put the sheep 5on His right, and the goats 6on the left.
34 "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, 7inherit the kingdom prepared for you 8from the foundation of the world.
35 'For 9I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; 10I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
36 11naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you 12visited Me; 13I was in prison, and you came to Me.'
37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?
38 'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?
39 'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'
40 "14The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, 15to the extent * that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'
41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, '16Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the 17eternal fire which has been prepared for 18the devil and his angels;
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Matthew 25:31-41 In-Context
29 "For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
30 "Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31 "But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
32 "All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;
33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.
34 "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35 'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'
37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord , when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?
40 "The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'
41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;
42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;
43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.'
Cross References 18
1. Matthew 16:27; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; Hebrews 9:28; Jude 14; Revelation 1:7
2. Matthew 19:28
3. Matthew 13:49; 2 Corinthians 5:10
4. Ezekiel 34:17, 20
5. 1 Kings 2:19; Psalms 45:9
6. Ecclesiastes 10:2
7. Matthew 5:3; Matthew 19:29; Luke 12:32; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Corinthians 15:50; Galatians 5:21; James 2:5
8. Matthew 13:35; Luke 11:50; John 17:24; Ephesians 1:4; Hebrews 4:3; Hebrews 9:26; 1 Peter 1:20; Revelation 13:8; Revelation 17:8
9. Isaiah 58:7; Ezekiel 18:7, 16; James 2:15, 16
10. Job 31:32; Hebrews 13:2
11. Isaiah 58:7; Ezekiel 18:7, 16; James 2:15, 16
12. James 1:27
13. 2 Timothy 1:16
14. Matthew 25:34; Luke 19:38; Revelation 17:14; Revelation 19:16
15. Proverbs 19:17; Matthew 10:42; Hebrews 6:10
16. Matthew 7:23
17. Mark 9:48; Luke 16:24; Jude 7
18. Matthew 4:10; Revelation 12:9