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Matthew 25:36
I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the righteous during the final judgment, recounting how they served Him by serving the marginalized.
The words — περιεβάλετό με (periebaléto me) means "you clothed Me," and ἐπεσκέψασθέ με (epesképsasthé me) means "you visited Me."
The thread — The call to care for the vulnerable appears in James 1:27, the ministry of refreshment in 2 Timothy 1:16, and the command to remember prisoners in Hebrews 13:3.
Why it lands — The text records that service to the destitute is counted as service to Christ, demanding tangible action from the reader.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Cross-references
- James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
- 2 Timothy 1:16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
- Hebrews 13:3 Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
- James 5:14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
- Acts 20:35 In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- James 2:14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
- Hebrews 10:34 You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
- Job 31:19 if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
- Isaiah 58:7 Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
- Ezekiel 18:7 He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.