Matthew 25:45

Good News Translation

The King will reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you refused to help one of these least important ones, you refused to help me.’

Cross References

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, But I will curse those who curse you. And through you I will bless all the nations.”

Psalm 105:15

“Don't harm my chosen servants; do not touch my prophets.”

Proverbs 14:31

If you oppress poor people, you insult the God who made them; but kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.

Proverbs 17:5

If you make fun of poor people, you insult the God who made them. You will be punished if you take pleasure in someone's misfortune.

Proverbs 21:13

If you refuse to listen to the cry of the poor, your own cry for help will not be heard.

Zechariah 2:8

Anyone who strikes you strikes what is most precious to me.” So the Lord Almighty sent me with this message for the nations that had plundered his people:

Numbers 24:9

The nation is like a mighty lion; When it is sleeping, no one dares wake it. Whoever blesses Israel will be blessed, And whoever curses Israel will be cursed.”

Matthew 10:41

Whoever welcomes God's messenger because he is God's messenger, will share in his reward. And whoever welcomes a good man because he is good, will share in his reward.

Matthew 25:40

The King will reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!’

Matthew 25:44

Then they will answer him, ‘When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and we would not help you?’

Matthew 25:46

These, then, will be sent off to eternal punishment, but the righteous will go to eternal life.”

Acts 9:5

“Who are you, Lord?” he asked. “I am Jesus, whom you persecute,” the voice said.

1 Corinthians 8:12

And in this way you will be sinning against Christ by sinning against other Christians and wounding their weak conscience.