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 look after Me.’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.’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.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.
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… but this is how the parable begins, and it's in Matthew chapter 25, verses 31 through 46. If you have your Bible, turn there. and Jesus says this, when the Son of Man, remember that's what he called himself, when the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory and all the nations will be gathered before him and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. Now he's going to send the goats away. He's going to say, you have no part with me and he's going to send them away, but he's going to invite the sheep to join him. And when he invites the sheep to join him, and when he welcomes them into his kingdom, he says this, I was hungry and you gave me food. …
… And I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink. I was a stranger and you did not invite me in. I needed clothes and you did not clothe me. I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me. And they will respond, Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison and not help you? And the king will reply, I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of these least brothers of mine, you did not do for me. Then they will go away to eternal punishment and the righteous to eternal life. we will be held accountable for the way we spend our resources. and for the wealth that has been entrusted to us. And please don't think, well, I hope this or that person with money is listening this morning. We are all filthy rich compared to the rest of the world. Every single one of us in this room. …
… I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me in. I needed clothes and you clothed me and I was sick and you looked after me I was in prison you came to visit me then the righteous will answer him Lord when did we see you hungry and feed you or thirsty and give you something to drink when did we see you a stranger and invite you in needing clothes and clothe you when did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you the king will reply I tell you the truth whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine you did for me then he will say to those on his left depart from me you who are cursed depart into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels for I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink I was a stranger and you didn't invite me in I needed clothes, you didn't clothe me I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me they also will answer, Lord when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison and did not help you you'll reply, I tell you the truth whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me. …
… I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and you invited me in. I needed clothes and you clothed me I was sick and you looked after me I was in prison and you came to visit me and the righteous will answer him Lord when did we see you hungry and feed you or thirsty and give you something to drink when did we see you a stranger and invite you in or needing clothes and clothe you when did we see you sick or in prison and go visit you The king will reply, I tell you the truth. Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me. Then he will say to those on his left, depart from me, you who are cursed into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty, you gave me nothing to drink. I was a stranger and you did not invite me in. …