Matthew 25:36
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.”
γυμνός
Naked, bare, exposed. Gymnós. Nothing is hidden from God; all things are naked and laid bare before him. Come as you are, not as you wish to appear.
περιβάλλω
you clothed
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περιβάλλω
Clothe, wrap around, invest. Periballō. The redeemed are clothed in white, the righteous acts of the saints. What you are wrapped in reveals who you belong to.
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μέ
Me,
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μέ
No, not, never. Mé. The softest Greek negative, used to deny what is possible or expected. When God says no, he means it.
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ἐπισκέπτομαι
you visited
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ἐπισκέπτομαι
Visit, inspect, care for. Episkeptomai. God visited His people to redeem them, and James names caring for orphans and widows as pure religion. To visit is to see a need and move toward it. Go.
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φυλακή
prison
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φυλακή
a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively
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εἰμί
I was
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εἰμί
To be, to exist. Eimi. When God names himself I AM, he uses this word. Existence itself belongs to him. Ground your identity in the one who simply is.
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ἔρχομαι
you came
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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