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
Original language and places
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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.
- 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
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- 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
- γυμνὸςgumnos“naked”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from γυμνός · “naked” · Strong's G1131
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- περιεβάλετέperiebalete“you did clothe”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from περιβάλλω · “to clothe” · Strong's G4016
- με,me“Me,”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ἀσθενὴςasthenēs“sick”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀσθενής · “weak” · Strong's G0772H
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- φυλακῇphulakēa“prison”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from φυλακή · “prison/watch” · Strong's G5438G
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἐπεσκέψασθέepeskepsasthe“did you visit”Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἐπισκέπτομαι · “to visit/care for” · Strong's G1980
- 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)