Matthew 25:44
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?”
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
κύριος
Lord,
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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πεινάω
hungering
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πεινάω
To hunger, to be famished. Peinao. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Spiritual hunger is a grace. Those who hunger for God will always be filled.
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διακονέω
did minister
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διακονέω
To serve, to minister, to wait on. Diakoneo. The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve. Service is not weakness. It is the posture of the greatest in the kingdom.
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ξένος
a stranger
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ξένος
Strange, foreign, unusual. Xenos. I was a stranger and you welcomed Me. Jesus identifies with the outsider. Welcoming the stranger is welcoming Him.
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λέγω
saying;
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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εἴδω
saw we
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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διψάω
thirsting
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διψάω
To thirst, to deeply desire. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled.
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τότε
Then
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τότε
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
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γυμνός
naked
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γυμνός
nude (absolute or relative, literal or figurative)
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πότε
when
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πότε
interrogative adverb, at what time
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