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Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Matthew by R F Weymouth
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you gave me drink; when I was homeless, you gave me a welcome;
025:036 when I was ill-clad, you clothed me; when I was sick,
you visited me; when I was in prison, you came to see me.'
025:037 "`When, Lord,' the righteous will reply, `did we see Thee hungry,
and feed Thee; or thirsty, and give Thee drink?
025:038 When did we see Thee homeless, and give Thee a welcome? or ill-clad,
and clothe Thee?
025:039 When did we see Thee sick or in prison, and come to see Thee?'
025:040 "But the King will answer them, "`In solemn truth I tell you that
in so far as you rendered such services to one of the humblest
of these my brethren, you rendered them to myself.'
025:041 "Then will He say to those at His left, "`Begone from me,
with the curse resting upon you, into the Fire of the Ages,
which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels.
025:042 For when I was hungry, you gave me nothing to eat; when thirsty,
you gave me nothing to drink;
025:043 when homeless, you gave me no welcome; ill-clad, you clothed me not;
sick or in prison, you visited me not.'
025:044 "Then will they also answer, "`Lord, when did we see Thee hungry
or thirsty or homeless or ill-clad or sick or in prison,
and not come to serve Thee?'
025:045 "But he will reply, "`In solemn truth I tell you that in so far
as you withheld such services from one of the humblest of these,
you withheld them from me.'
025:046 "And these shall go away into the Punishment of the Ages,
but the righteous into the Life of the Ages."
026:001 When Jesus had ended all these discourses, He said to His disciples,
026:002 "You know that in two days' time the Passover comes.
And the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified."
026:003 Then the High Priests and Elders of the People assembled
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