Matthew 25: 31 - 46
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| 31
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"When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
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| 32
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Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,
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| 33
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and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left.
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| 34
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Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
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| 35
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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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| 36
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I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'
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| 37
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Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink?
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| 38
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And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee?
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| 39
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And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?'
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| 40
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And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.'
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| 41
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Then he will say to those at his left hand, `Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;
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| 42
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for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
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| 43
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I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'
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| 44
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Then they also will answer, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?'
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| 45
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Then he will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.'
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| 46
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And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
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