and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Matthew 25:45 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And He will reply to them, Solemnly I declare to you, in so far as you failed to do it for the least [in the estimation of men] of these, you failed to do it for Me. [Prov. 14:31; 17:5.] American Standard Version (1901) Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me. Common English Bible Then he will answer, ‘I assure you that when you haven’t done it for one of the least of these, you haven’t done it for me.’ Catholic Public Domain Version Then he shall respond to them by saying: 'Amen I say to you, whenever you did not do it to one of these least, neither did you do it to me.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then he shall answer them, saying: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me. |
and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: But he that hath mercy on the needy honoureth him.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
For thus saith the LORD of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee.
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
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.
Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:
And thus, sinning against the brethren, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, ye sin against Christ.