Matthew 25

The Final Judgment

31 *See ch. 16:27,28"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, *ch. 19:28then he will sit on his glorious throne.32 Before him *[ch. 24:31] will be gathered *Joel 3:12;[ch. 24:14;28:19] all the nations, and *ch. 13:49he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates *Ezek. 34:17the sheep from the goats.33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.34 Then *ver. 40;Luke 19:38;Rev. 17:14;19:16;[Isa. 6:5] the King will say to *1 Kgs. 2:19;Ps. 45:9;110:1those on his right, ‘Come, you *[Ps. 37:22;Isa. 65:23;Eph. 1:3] who are blessed by my Father, *ch. 19:29;Rev. 21:7inherit *Luke 12:32;22:29the kingdom *ch. 20:23;[1 Cor. 2:9;Heb. 11:16] prepared for you *See ch. 13:35from the foundation of the world.35 For *Isa. 58:7;Ezek. 18:7,16;[James 2:15,16] I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you *ch. 10:42gave me drink, *Job 31:32;Rom. 12:13;Heb. 13:1,2;3 John 5I was a stranger and you welcomed me,36 *[See ver. 35above] I was naked and you clothed me, *[Luke 10:33,34] I was sick and you *James 1:27visited me, *2 Tim. 1:16;[Heb. 10:34;13:3]I was in prison and you came to me.’37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’40 And *ver. 34the King will answer them, *See ch. 10:40,42‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these *ch. 28:10;John 20:17;Rom. 8:29;Heb. 2:11;[ch. 12:50]my brothers,*25:40 Or brothers and sistersyou did it to me.’

41 "Then he will say to those on his left, *ch. 7:23‘Depart from me, you *[Heb. 6:8] cursed, into *ch. 13:40,42;18:8;Mark 9:43,48;Jude 7;[Luke 16:24]; See 2 Thess. 1:8the eternal fire prepared for *2 Pet. 2:4;Jude 6;Rev. 12:7the devil and his angels.42 For *Job 22:7I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, *[Luke 10:16;Acts 9:5;1 Cor. 8:12]you did not do it to me.’46 And these will go away *Dan. 12:2;[John 5:29;Acts 24:15] into eternal punishment, but the righteous *Dan. 12:2;[John 5:29;Acts 24:15] into *Rom. 2:7;5:21;6:23eternal life."