Matthew 25:43 · American Standard Version

I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Matthew 25:43 in the American Standard Version reads: “I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.”. Read it in the full context of Matthew 25, or compare how other translations render it below.

Matthew 25:43 in Other Translations

KJV I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
WEB I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’
ASV I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
YLT a stranger I was, and ye did not receive me; naked, and ye put not around me; infirm, and in prison, and ye did not look after me.
WBT I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
DBY I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me.

Commentary on Matthew 25:43

Expositions from classic Bible commentators.

John Gill · Matthew 25:43

Then shall they also answer him,.... As well as the righteous, being likewise astonished at what he had said, but on a different account,

saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee? Hence it is clear again, that these men were nominal Christians, who had made a profession of Christ: they own him as Lord; and suggest that they had seen him, and known him, though never in such circumstances; for if they had, such was their love to him, and great respect and veneration for him, as they pretend, they would, to be sure, have ministered unto him; and if ever they had seen him in such a case, which they could not call to mind, they could not believe, but they must have supplied him with all things necessary and convenient.

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Questions about Matthew 25:43

What does Matthew 25:43 say?

Matthew 25:43 in the American Standard Version reads: “I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.” Read it in the full context of Matthew 25, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Matthew 25:43 found in the Bible?

Matthew 25:43 is in the book of Matthew, chapter 25, verse 43, in the New Testament.

What Bible translation is Matthew 25:43 shown in?

This is the American Standard Version (ASV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Matthew 25:43 in the table on this page.

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