Matthew 25:43

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ξένος ἤμην, καὶ οὐ συνηγάγετέ με: γυμνός, καὶ οὐ περιεβάλετέ με: ἀσθενής, καὶ ἐν φυλακῇ, καὶ οὐκ ἐπεσκέψασθέ με.

Transliteration

Xenos I ēmēn, and not synēgagete me: gymnos, and not periebalete me: asthenēs, and in phylakē, and not epeskepsasthe me.

Grammar Details

*xenos*: nominative masculine singular - stranger
*ēmēn*: imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I was
*synēgagete*: aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural - you took in
*gymnos*: nominative masculine singular - naked
*periebalete*: aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural - you clothed
*asthenēs*: nominative masculine singular - sick/ill
*phylakē*: dative feminine singular - prison
*epeskepsasthe*: aorist middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you visited

Word Meanings

*xenos*: stranger/foreigner/guest
*ēmēn*: I was [continuous state]
*synēgagete*: you took in/welcomed/gathered in
*gymnos*: naked/without clothing/bare
*periebalete*: you clothed/dressed/covered
*asthenēs*: sick/ill/weak
*phylakē*: prison/jail/custody
*epeskepsasthe*: you visited/looked after/cared for

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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