Matthew 25:34-40
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Then o the King will say to p those on his right, 'Come, you q who are blessed by my Father, r inherit s the kingdom t prepared for you u from the foundation of the world.
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For v I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you w gave me drink, x I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
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v I was naked and you clothed me, y I was sick and you z visited me, a I was in prison and you came to me.'
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Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?
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And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?
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And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?'
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And b the King will answer them, c 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these d my brothers, you did it to me.'
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Matthew 25:40
And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.
Luke 19:38
Saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!
Revelation 17:14
They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.
Revelation 19:16
On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
Isaiah 6:5
And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!
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1 Kings 2:19
So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king's mother, and she sat on his right.
Psalms 45:9
Daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
Psalms 110:1
The Lord says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.
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Psalms 37:22
For those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
Isaiah 65:23
They shall not labor in vain or bear children for calamity, for they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the Lord, and their descendants with them.
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.
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Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
Revelation 21:7
The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
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Luke 12:32
Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Luke 22:29
And I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom.
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Matthew 20:23
He said to them, "You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.
1 Corinthians 2:9
But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him" -
Hebrews 11:16
But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
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Matthew 13:35
This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.
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Isaiah 58:7
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
Ezekiel 18:7
Does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment.
Ezekiel 18:16
Does not oppress anyone, exacts no pledge, commits no robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment.
James 2:15 - 16
If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food.
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Matthew 10:42
And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.
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Job 31:32
( the sojourner has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler).
Romans 12:13
Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
Hebrews 13:1 - 2
Let brotherly love continue.
3 John 1:5
Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are.
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Matthew 25:35
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.
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Luke 10:33 - 34
But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.
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James 1:27
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
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2 Timothy 1:16
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.
Hebrews 10:34
For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.
Hebrews 13:3
Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.
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Matthew 25:34
Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
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Matthew 10:40
Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.
Matthew 10:42
And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.
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Matthew 28:10
Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.
John 20:17
Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'
Romans 8:29
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Hebrews 2:11
For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers.
Matthew 12:50
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.
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