For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,Matthew 25:35
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
ἐπείνασα γὰρ καὶ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν, ἐδίψησα καὶ ἐποτίσατέ με, ξένος ἤμην καὶ συνηγάγετέ με,
- ἐπείνασαepeinasa“I hungered”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from πεινάω · “to hunger” · Strong's G3983
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐδώκατέedōkate“you gave”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- μοιmoi“Me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- φαγεῖν,phagein“to eat,”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from φαγεῖν · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
- ἐδίψησαedipsēsa“I thirsted”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from διψάω · “to thirst” · Strong's G1372
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐποτίσατέepotisate“you gave to drink”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ποτίζω · “to water” · Strong's G4222
- με,me“me,”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ξένοςxenos“a stranger”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “foreign” · Strong's G3581
- ἤμηνēmēn“I was”Verb, imperfect, middle, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- συνηγάγετέsunēgagete“you took in”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from συνάγω · “to assemble” · Strong's G4863
- με,me“Me,”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)