Matthew 25:36

The Passion Translation

and when I was poorly clothed, you covered me. When I was sick, you tenderly cared for me, and when I was in prison you visited me.’

Cross References

Isaiah 58:7

Share your food with the hungry! Provide for the homeless and bring them into your home! Clothe the naked! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!

Ezekiel 18:16

nor exploit nor defraud anyone. He does not steal but feeds the hungry and clothes the needy.

Ezekiel 18:7

He exploits and defrauds no one. He does not steal but generously feeds the hungry and clothes the needy.

Ezekiel 34:4

You haven’t cared for the weak ones, brought healing to the sick, nor bandaged those who are injured. You haven’t looked for the strays nor brought the lost back to the fold. Instead, you have ruled over them cruelly and treated them harshly.

Matthew 25:37

“Then the godly will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty and give you food and something to drink?

Matthew 25:43

I had no place to stay, and you refused to take me in as your guest. When you saw me poorly clothed, you closed your hearts and did not clothe me. When you saw that I was sick, you didn’t lift a finger to help me, and when I was imprisoned, you never came to visit me.’

Luke 3:11

John told them, “Give food to the hungry, clothe the poor, and bless the needy.”

Acts 20:35

I’ve left you an example of how you should serve and take care of those who are weak. For we must always cherish the words of our Lord Jesus, who taught, ‘Giving brings a far greater blessing than receiving.’  ”

Hebrews 10:34

You sympathized with those in prison and when all your belongings were confiscated you accepted that violation with joy; convinced that you possess a treasure growing in heaven that could never be taken from you.

Hebrews 13:3

Identify with those who are in prison as though you were there suffering with them, and those who are mistreated as if you could feel their pain.

James 1:27

True spirituality that is pure in the eyes of our Father God is to make a difference in the lives of the orphans, and widows in their troubles, and to refuse to be corrupted by the world’s values.