Matthew 25:43

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.’
Matthew 25:43
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Original language (Greek)

ξένος ἤμην καὶ οὐ συνηγάγετέ με, γυμνὸς καὶ οὐ περιεβάλετέ με, ἀσθενὴς καὶ ἐν φυλακῇ καὶ οὐκ ἐπεσκέψασθέ με.

  1. ξένοςxenos“a stranger”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “foreign” · Strong's G3581
  2. ἤμηνēmēn“I was”
    Verb, imperfect, middle, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  3. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  5. συνηγάγετέsunēgagete“You took in”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from συνάγω · “to assemble” · Strong's G4863
  6. με,me“Me,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  7. γυμνὸςgumnos“naked”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from γυμνός · “naked” · Strong's G1131
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  10. περιεβάλετέperiebalete“you did clothe”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from περιβάλλω · “to clothe” · Strong's G4016
  11. με,me“Me,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  12. ἀσθενὴςasthenēs“sick”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀσθενής · “weak” · Strong's G0772H
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  15. φυλακῇphulakēa“prison”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from φυλακή · “prison/watch” · Strong's G5438G
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  18. ἐπεσκέψασθέepeskepsasthe“did you visit”
    Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἐπισκέπτομαι · “to visit/care for” · Strong's G1980
  19. 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)