Matthew 25:31-46

Modern English Version

The Judgment of the Nations

³¹ “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. ³² Before Him will be gathered all nations, and He will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats. ³³ He will set the sheep at His right hand, but the goats at the left.

³⁴ “Then the King will say to those at His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in. ³⁶ I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me, I was in prison and you came to Me.’

³⁷ “Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? ³⁸ When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? ³⁹ And when did we see You sick or in prison and come to You?’

⁴⁰ “The King will answer, ‘Truly I say to you, as you have done it for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you have done it for Me.’

⁴¹ “Then He will say to those at the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. ⁴² For I was hungry and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink, ⁴³ I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

⁴⁴ “Then they also will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not serve You?’

⁴⁵ “He will answer, ‘Truly I say to you, as you did it not for one of the least of these, you did it not for Me.’

⁴⁶ “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”