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Matthew 25:35 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

Matthew 25:35

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33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

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From This Chapter

Matthew 25:1

"Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom."

Matthew 25:2

"And five of them were wise, and five were foolish."

Matthew 25:3

"They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:"

Matthew 25:4

"But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps."

Matthew 25:5

"While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept."

Matthew 25:6

"And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him."

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