Matthew 25 · Verse 38

Matthew 25:38

When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
Matthew 25:38, King James Version

Matthew 25:38 in other translations

BSBWhen did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
WEBWhen did we see you as a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you?
ASVAnd when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
YLTand when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?
DARBYand when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in; or naked, and clothed thee?
BBEAnd when did we see you wandering, and take you in? or without clothing, and give it to you?
WebsterWhen saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

What does Matthew 25:38 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 25:37-39

37-39. Then shall the righteous answer him, &c.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 38. Mt 25:37

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 25:31-46

This is a description of the last judgment. It is as an explanation of the former parables. There is a judgment to come, in which every man shall be sentenced to a state of everlasting happiness, or misery. Christ shall come, not only in the glory of his Father, but in his own glory, as Mediator. The wicked and godly here dwell together, in the same cities, churches, families, and are not always to be known the one…

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Matthew 25:38 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

πότεpoteWhenG4219
δέdenowG1161
σεseYouG4771
εἴδομενeidomensaw weG1492
ξένονxenona strangerG3581
καὶkaiandG2532
συνηγάγομενsunēgagomentook [You] inG4863
ἢēOrG2228
γυμνὸνgumnonnakedG1131
καὶkaiandG2532
περιεβάλομεν;periebalomenclothed [You]?G4016

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Matthew 25:37

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

  • Matthew 25:38

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

  • Matthew 25:39

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

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Matthew 25:38 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿Y cuándo te vimos huésped, y te recogimos? ¿ó desnudo, y te cubrimos?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et quand est-ce que nous t’avons vu étranger, et que nous t’avons recueilli; ou nu, et que nous t’avons vêtu?
German
Elberfelder 1871
wann aber sahen wir dich als Fremdling, und nahmen dich auf? oder nackt und bekleideten dich?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
quando autem te vidimus hospitem, et collegimus te: aut nudum, et cooperuimus te?