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Berean Standard Bible

“And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’”

Matthew 25:40

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Study note

This verse comes from Jesus' description of the final judgment, when the Son of Man separates people as a shepherd separates sheep from goats. Those on his right fed the hungry, welcomed strangers, clothed the naked and visited the sick and imprisoned, often without realizing whom they were serving.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’

World English Bible (WEB)

“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

King James Version (KJV)

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, [even] these least, ye did it unto me.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me you did it.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y respondiendo el Rey, les dirá: De cierto os digo que en cuanto lo hicisteis á uno de estos mis hermanos pequeñitos, á mí lo hicisteis.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Yo, el Rey, les responderé: “Todo lo que hicieron a mis hermanos necesitados a mí me lo hicieron”.

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