Matthew
Matthew 25:35–36
35For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, 36I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
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Matthew 25:35
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| I was hungry | ἐπείνασα | epeinasa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3983 I am hungry, needy |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you gave | ἐδώκατέ | edōkate | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1325 I offer, give |
| Me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| to eat | φαγεῖν | phagein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G5315 I eat |
| I was thirsty | ἐδίψησα | edipsēsa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1372 I thirst for, desire earnestly |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you gave Me | ἐποτίσατέ | epotisate | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4222 I cause to drink, give to drink |
| I was | ἤμην | ēmēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a stranger | ξένος | xenos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3581 new, novel, a foreigner |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you took Me in | συνηγάγετέ | synēgagete | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4863 I gather together |
Matthew 25:36
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| naked | γυμνὸς | gymnos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1131 wearing only the under-garment, bare |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you clothed | περιεβάλετέ | periebalete | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4016 I cast around, clothe |
| Me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| I was sick | ἠσθένησα | ēsthenēsa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G770 I am weak, sick |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you looked after | ἐπεσκέψασθέ | epeskepsasthe | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G1980 I look upon, visit, look out, select |
| Me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| I was | ἤμην | ēmēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| prison | φυλακῇ | phylakē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you visited | ἤλθατε | ēlthate | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2064 I come, go |
| Me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Cross-references
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Matthew 25:35 1 John 3:16–19 · James 2:15–16 · Deuteronomy 15:7–11 · Ezekiel 18:16 · Hebrews 13:16 · Ezekiel 18:7 · James 1:27 · Hebrews 13:1–3 · 1 Peter 4:9–10 · Romans 12:13 · Job 31:32 · 1 Timothy 6:17–19
Matthew 25:36 James 1:27 · 2 Timothy 1:16–18 · Hebrews 13:3 · James 5:14–15 · James 2:14–16 · Acts 20:35 · Hebrews 10:34 · Philippians 4:10–14 · Isaiah 58:7 · Ezekiel 18:7 · Matthew 25:43 · Luke 3:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.