Matthew 25:45

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τότε ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτοῖς, λέγων, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, Ἐφʼ ὅσον οὐκ ἐποιήσατε ἑνὶ τούτων τῶν ἐλαχίστων, οὐδὲ ἐμοὶ ἐποιήσατε.

Transliteration

Then apokrithēsetai to them, legōn, Amēn legō to you, To the extent not epoiēsate to one of these the elachistōn, neither to me epoiēsate.

Grammar Details

• *apokrithēsetai*: future passive indicative, 3rd person singular - will answer
• *legōn*: present active participle, nominative masculine singular - saying
• *amēn*: Hebrew transliteration - truly/certainly
• *legō*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say
• *epoiēsate*: aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural - you did
• *elachistōn*: genitive masculine plural - of least

Word Meanings

• *apokrithēsetai*: will answer/reply/respond
• *legōn*: saying/speaking/declaring
• *amēn*: truly/certainly/verily
• *legō*: I say/tell/speak
• *epoiēsate*: you did/performed/accomplished
• *elachistōn*: least/smallest/most insignificant

Referenced Verses

• Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
• Ps 105:15 : 15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
• Prov 14:31 : 31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
• Prov 17:5 : 5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
• Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
• Acts 9:5 : 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
• 1 John 3:12-20 : 12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. 13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
• 1 John 5:1-3 : 1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
• John 15:18-19 : 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
• Gen 12:3 : 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
• Num 24:9 : 9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
• Zech 2:8 : 8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.