Matthew 25:43
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Matthew 25:43 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
I was a stranger, and you didn't take me in; naked, and you didn't clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn't visit me.'
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World English Bible Public Domain
I was a stranger, and you didn't take me in; naked, and you didn't clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn't visit me.'
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King James Version Public Domain
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I was a stranger, and you did not gather together with me; naked, and you did not clothe me; sick and in prison, and you did not care for me.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
I was a stranger, and you didn't take me in; naked, and you didn't clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn't visit me.'
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’
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King James Version Public Domain
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
I was a stranger, and ye tooke me not in vnto you: I was naked, and ye clothed me not: sicke, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
I was a stranger, and you took me not in: naked, and you covered me not: sick and in prison, and you did not visit me.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
a stranger I was, and ye did not receive me; naked, and ye put not around me; infirm, and in prison, and ye did not look after me.
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
I was a stranger, and you did not receive Me; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick and in prison, and you did not look after Me.
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
I was a stranger, but you did not take me in; naked, but you did not clothe me; sick and in prison, but you did not care for me.'
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I was a stranger, and you did not gather together with me; naked, and you did not clothe me; sick and in prison, and you did not care for me.’
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Darby Bible Public Domain
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
I was a stranger and you didn't invite me in. I was naked and you didn't clothe me. I was sick and in prison and you didn't visit me.’
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
I was wandering, and you took me not in; without clothing, and you gave me no clothing; ill, and in prison, and you came not to me.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
I was a stranger, and you did not take me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe me; I was sick and in prison, and you did not look after me.’
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
I was herbourlesse and ye lodged me not. I was naked and ye clothed me not. I was sicke and in preson and ye visited me not.
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- Appears 11× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 25:36
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Tense
- Aorist
- Voice
- Middle deponent
- Mood
- Indicative
- Person
- 2nd person
- Number
- Plural
Full Thayer's Definition
- ξένος xénos G3581 “stranger” Adjective, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ἤμην eimí G1510 “to be” Verb, Imperfect, Middle, Indicative, 1st person, Singular
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- οὐ ou G3756 “not” Particle, Negative
- συνηγάγετέ synágō G4863 “to gather together” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 2nd person, Plural
- με egṓ G1473 “I” Personal pronoun, 1st person, Accusative, Singular
- γυμνὸς gymnós G1131 “naked” Adjective, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- οὐ ou G3756 “not” Particle, Negative
- περιεβάλετέ peribállō G4016 “to throw around” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 2nd person, Plural
- με egṓ G1473 “I” Personal pronoun, 1st person, Accusative, Singular
- ἀσθενὴς asthenḗs G772 “weak” Adjective, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἐν en G1722 “in” Preposition
- φυλακῇ phylakḗ G5438 “guard” Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- οὐκ ou G3756 “not” Particle, Negative
- ἐπεσκέψασθέ episképtomai G1980 “to look after” Verb, Aorist, Middle deponent, Indicative, 2nd person, Plural
- με egṓ G1473 “I” Personal pronoun, 1st person, Accusative, Singular
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 19
- words
- 12
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Notable vocabulary
The rarest word here is ἐπεσκέψασθέ to look after G1980 — appearing just 11 times in the whole Greek New Testament.
First appearance in Scripture
This word makes its first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:
- ἀσθενὴς weak G772
Shared distinctive vocabulary
ἐπεσκέψασθέ to look after G1980 occurs in 11 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Matthew, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 19 words (12 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is episképtomai (“to look after”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- What does “to look after” (episképtomai) contribute to the verse as a whole?
- The word “weak” first appears here in Scripture. What is being introduced at this debut?
- Matthew 25:36 shares the word «to look after» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “and” occurs 4× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
- Reading how Adam Clarke's Commentary and John Gill's Exposition read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?
Things to notice
- 1 word makes its first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 12 words in this verse.
- “and” occurs 4× in this single verse.
- 12 distinct Greek lemmas span 19 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Matthew 25:43 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.