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Matthew 25:38 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“When saw we thee a stranger, and took {thee} in? or naked, and clothed {thee}?”

Matthew 25:38

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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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When saw we thee a stranger, and took {thee} in? or naked, and clothed {thee}?

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Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

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And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done {it} unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done {it} unto me.

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