11 translations · Greek
Matthew 25:40
“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
Matthew 25:40 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And the King answering, will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as you did [it] to one of these My brothers—the least—you did [it] to Me.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The king will tell them, ‘I tell you the truth: whatever you did for one of these least important brothers of mine you did for me.’
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] to one of these my brethren — the least — to me ye did [it].
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And the king will answer and say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And the king answering, shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | And | G2532 καί and |
| ἀποκριθεὶς | apokritheis | — | G611 ἀποκρίνω to answer |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Βασιλεὺς | Basileus | King | G935 βασιλεύς king |
| ἐρεῖ | erei | will reply | G2046 ἐρῶ to say |
| αὐτοῖς | autois | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| Ἀμὴν | Amēn | Truly | G281 ἀμήν amen |
| λέγω | legō | I tell | G3004 λέγω to say |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἐφ’ | eph’ | whatever | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| ὅσον | hoson | — | G3745 ὅσος just as/how much |
| ἐποιήσατε | epoiēsate | you did | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| ἑνὶ | heni | for one | G1520 εἷς one |
| τούτων | toutōn | of these | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| τῶν | tōn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀδελφῶν | adelphōn | brothers | G80 ἀδελφός brother |
| μου | mou | of Mine | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐλαχίστων | elachistōn | least | G1646 ἐλάχιστος least |
| ἐμοὶ | emoi | for Me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἐποιήσατε | epoiēsate | you did | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
Related verses
- Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.
- Proverbs 14:31
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
- Matthew 10:42
Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward.”
- Mark 9:41
For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.
- 1 Peter 1:22
Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:
- Matthew 18:5–6
Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me, but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.
- Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
- Matthew 10:40
He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
- 1 John 3:14–19
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him. By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. …
- 1 John 4:7–12
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God. He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. …
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In context
38 When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you?
39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’
40 “The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
41 Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;
42 for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;
Read all of Matthew 25 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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