"Thenthey themselvesalsowill answer,'Lord,whendid we seeYou hungry,orthirsty,ora stranger,ornaked,orsick,orin prison,and did not take careof You?'
"Howcan you say,'I am not defiled,I have not goneafterthe Baals?Lookat your wayin the valley!Knowwhatyou have done!You are a swiftyoungcamelentanglingher ways,
Yet you said,'I am innocent;SurelyHis angeris turnedawayfrom me.' Behold,I will enterinto judgmentwith you Becauseyou say,'I have not sinned.'
"'A sonhonors[his] father,and a servanthis master.Then ifI am a father,whereis My honor?And ifI am a master,whereis My respect?'saysthe LORDof hoststo you, O priestswho despiseMy name.But you say,'Howhave we despisedYour name?'
You have weariedthe LORDwith your words.Yet you say,"Howhave we wearied[Him]?" In that you say,"Everyonewho doesevilis goodin the sightof the LORD,and He delightsin them," or,"Whereis the Godof justice?"
"Your wordshave beenarrogantagainstMe," saysthe LORD."Yet you say,'Whathave we spokenagainstYou?'
"He who receivesa prophetin [the] nameof a prophetshall receivea prophet'sreward;and he who receivesa righteousmanin the nameof a righteous manshall receivea righteous man'sreward.
I was a stranger,and you did not inviteMe in; naked,and you did not clotheMe; sick,and in prison,and you did not visitMe.'
"ThenHe will answerthem, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didnot doit to oneof the leastof these,you did not doit to Me.'
"Blessedare thosewho hungerand thirstfor righteousness,for they shall be satisfied.
"Manywill sayto Me on that day,'Lord,Lord,did we not prophesyin Your name,and in Your namecastout demons,and in Your nameperformmanymiracles?'
But wishingto justifyhimself,he saidto Jesus,"And whois my neighbor?"
