Matthew 25 · Verse 39

Matthew 25:39

Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
Matthew 25:39, King James Version

Matthew 25:39 in other translations

BSBWhen did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’
WEBWhen did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’
ASVAnd when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
YLTand when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?
DARBYand when saw we thee ill, or in prison, and came to thee?
BBEAnd when did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you?
WebsterOr when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came to thee?

What does Matthew 25:39 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 39. 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 25:39 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
ἀσθενοῦνταasthenountaailingG770
ἢēorG2228
ἐνeninG1722
φυλακῇphulakēaprisonG5438
καὶkaiandG2532
ἤλθομενēlthomencameG2064
πρόςprostoG4314
σε;¶seYou?G4771

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

Context

  • 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?

  • Matthew 25:40

    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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Matthew 25:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿O cuándo te vimos enfermo, ó en la cárcel, y vinimos á ti?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et quand est-ce que nous t’avons vu infirme, ou en prison, et que nous sommes venus auprès de toi?
German
Elberfelder 1871
wann aber sahen wir dich krank oder im Gefängnis und kamen zu dir?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
aut quando te vidimus infirmum, aut in carcere, et venimus ad te?