Matthew 25:37

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τότε ἀποκριθήσονται αὐτῷ οἱ δίκαιοι, λέγοντες, Κύριε, πότε σὲ εἴδομεν πεινῶντα, καὶ ἐθρέψαμεν; ἢ διψῶντα, καὶ ἐποτίσαμεν;

Transliteration

Then apokrithēsontai to him the dikaioi, legontes, Kyrie, when you eidomen peinōnta, and ethrepsamen? or dipsōnta, and epotisamen?

Grammar Details

*apokrithēsontai*: future passive indicative, 3rd person plural - will answer
*dikaioi*: nominative masculine plural - righteous
*legontes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying
*kyrie*: vocative masculine singular - lord
*eidomen*: aorist active indicative, 1st person plural - we saw
*peinōnta*: present active participle, accusative masculine singular - hungering
*ethrepsamen*: aorist active indicative, 1st person plural - we fed
*dipsōnta*: present active participle, accusative masculine singular - thirsting
*epotisamen*: aorist active indicative, 1st person plural - we gave drink

Word Meanings

*apokrithēsontai*: will answer/reply/respond
*dikaioi*: righteous/just/upright
*legontes*: saying/speaking/declaring
*kyrie*: lord/master/sir
*eidomen*: we saw/observed/perceived
*peinōnta*: hungering/being hungry
*ethrepsamen*: we fed/nourished/provided food
*dipsōnta*: thirsting/being thirsty
*epotisamen*: we gave drink/provided drink

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Pet 5:5-6 : 5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
1 Chr 29:14 : 14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
Prov 15:33 : 33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
Isa 64:6 : 6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Matt 6:3 : 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

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