All these things didn’t come\par from me and my people!\par All these things come from you.\par We are only giving back to you\par things that came from you.\par
Matthew 25:37 - Easy To Read Version “Then the good people will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and give you food? When did we see you thirsty and give you something to drink? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the just and upright will answer Him, Lord, when did we see You hungry and gave You food, or thirsty and gave You something to drink? American Standard Version (1901) Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink? Common English Bible “Then those who are righteous will reply to him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink? Catholic Public Domain Version Then the just will answer him, saying: 'Lord, when have we see you hungry, and fed you; thirsty, and given you drink? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then shall the just answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and fed thee; thirsty, and gave thee drink? |
All these things didn’t come\par from me and my people!\par All these things come from you.\par We are only giving back to you\par things that came from you.\par
We are all dirty with sin.\par Even our good works \{are not pure\}.\par They are like blood-stained rags.\par We are all like dead leaves.\par Our sins have carried us away like wind.\par
I was without clothes, and you gave me something to wear. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you came to visit me.’
When did we see you alone and away from home and invite you into our home? When did we see you without clothes and give you something to wear?
What great blessings there are for the people that want to do right more than anything else {\cf2\super [59]} !\par God will fully satisfy them.\par
So when you give to poor people, give very secretly. Don’t let any person know what you are doing.
But, because of God’s grace (gift), that is what I am. And his grace that he gave me was not wasted. I worked harder than all the other apostles. (But I was not really the one working. It was God’s grace that was with me.)