Matthew 25:45

The Sheep and the Goats

44And they too will reply, ‘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?’45Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’

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Berean Standard Bible
Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
American Standard Version (1901)
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me.
Bible in Basic English
Then will he make answer to them, saying, Truly I say to you, Because you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Then he shall answer them, saying: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me.
Free Bible Version
Then he will tell them, ‘I tell you the truth: whatever you didn't do for one of these of least importance you didn't do for me.’
Geneva Bible 1599
Then shall he answere them, and say, Verely I say vnto you, in as much as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
King James (Authorized) Version
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
One Unity Resource Bible
“Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’
Translation for Translators
I will reply, ‘The truth is that whenever you did not do anything to help any one of my people, even if they were unimportant people, it was as though you did not do anything to help me.’
Unlocked Literal Bible
Then he will answer them and say, 'Truly I say to you, what you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
Noah Webster Bible
Then will he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
World English Bible
“Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’
Young's Literal Translation
'Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of these, the least, ye did [it] not to me.