Matthew 25:35

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

For I was anhongred and ye gave me meate. I thursted and ye gave me drinke. I was herbourlesse and ye lodged me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐπείνασα γάρ, καὶ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν: ἐδίψησα, καὶ ἐποτίσατέ με: ξένος ἤμην, καὶ συνηγάγετέ με:

Transliteration

Epeinasa for, and edōkate to me to phagein: edipsēsa, and epotisate me: xenos I ēmēn, and synēgagete me:

Grammar Details

• *epeinasa*: aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I hungered
• *edōkate*: aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural - you gave
• *phagein*: aorist active infinitive - to eat
• *edipsēsa*: aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I thirsted
• *epotisate*: aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural - you gave drink
• *xenos*: nominative masculine singular - stranger
• *ēmēn*: imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I was
• *synēgagete*: aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural - you took in

Word Meanings

• *epeinasa*: I hungered/was hungry
• *edōkate*: you gave/provided/supplied
• *phagein*: to eat/consume
• *edipsēsa*: I thirsted/was thirsty
• *epotisate*: you gave drink/caused to drink
• *xenos*: stranger/foreigner/guest
• *ēmēn*: I was [continuous state]
• *synēgagete*: you took in/welcomed/gathered in

Referenced Verses

• 1 John 3:16-19 : 16 Herby perceave we love: that he gave his lyfe for vs: and therfore ought we also to geve oure lyves for the brethre. 17 Whosoever hath this worldes good and seith his brother have neade: and shutteth vp his copassion from him: how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My babes let vs not love in worde nether in tonge: but with dede and in veritie: 19 for therby we knowe that we are of the veritie and can before him quiet oure hertes.
• Deut 15:7-9 : 7 When one of thi brethern amonge you is waxed poore in any of thi cities within thi lode which the Lorde thi God geueth the, se that thou harden not thine hert nor shetto thyne hande from thi poore brother: 8 But open thyne hande vnto him and lende him sufficient for his nede which he hath. 9 And beware that there be not a poynte of Belial in thine hert, that thou woldest saye. The seuenth yere, the yere of fredome is at honde, and therfore it greue the to loke on thy poore brother and geuest him nought and he then crye vnto the Lorde agenst the and it be synne vnto the: 10 But geue him, and let it not greue thine hert to geue. Because that for that thinge, the Lorde thy God shall blesse the in all thi workes and in all that thou puttest thine hande to. 11 For the londe shall neuer be without poore. Wherfore I comaunde the sayenge: open thine hande vnto thi brother that is neady ad poore in thy lande.
• Rom 12:13 : 13 Distribute vnto the necessite of the saynctes and diligently to harboure.
• Heb 13:1-3 : 1 Let brotherly love continue. 2 Be not forgetfull to lodge straungers. For therby have dyvers receaved angels into their houses vnwares. 3 Remember them that are in bondes even as though ye were bounde with them. Be myndfull of them which are in adversitie as ye which are yet in youre bodies.
• Jas 1:27 : 27 Pure devocion and vndefiled before God the father is this: to vysit the frendlesse and widdowes in their adversite and to kepe him silfe vnspotted of the worlde.
• Jas 2:15-16 : 15 If a brother or a sister be naked or destitute of dayly fode 16 and one of you saye vnto them: Departe in peace God sende you warmnes and fode: not withstondinge ye geve the not tho thynges which are nedfull to the body: what helpeth it the?
• 1 Pet 4:9-9 : 9 Be ye herberous one to another and that wt out grudginge. 10 As every man hath receaved the gyfte minister the same one to another as good ministers of the manyfolde grace of God.
• Heb 13:16 : 16 To do good and to distribute forget not for with suche sacrifises god is pleased.
• 1 Tim 6:17-19 : 17 Charge them that are ryche in this worlde that they be not excedynge wyse and that they trust not in the vncertayne ryches but in the livynge god which geveth vs aboundantly all thynges to enioye them 18 and that they do good and be ryche in good workes and redy to geve and to distribute 19 layinge vp in store for them selves a good foundacio agaynst the tyme to come yt they maye obteyne eternall lyfe
• Rom 12:20 : 20 Terfore yf thyn enemy honger fede him: yf he thurst geve him drinke. For in so doynge thou shalt heape coles of fyre on his heed:
• Rom 16:23 : 23 Gaius myne hoste and the hoste of all the congregacions saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlayne of ye cite saluteth you. And Quartus a brother saluteth you.
• 2 Cor 8:1-4 : 1 I do you to wit brethren of the grace of god which is geven in the congregacions of Macedonia 2 how that the aboundaunce of their reioysing is that they are tried wt moche tribulacio. And therto though they were excedinge poore yet haue they geue excedinge richly and that in singlenesse. 3 For to their powers (I beare recorde) yee and beyonde their power they were willynge of their owne accorde 4 and prayed vs with great instaunce that we wolde receave their benefite and suffre them to be parttakers with other in ministrynge to the saynctes.
• 2 Cor 8:7-9 : 7 Now therfore as ye are ryche in all parties in fayth in worde in knowledge in all fervetnes and in love which ye have to vs: even so se that ye be plenteons in this benivolence. 8 Thys saye I not as commaundynge: but be cause other are so fervent therfore prove I youre love whether it be perfait or no. 9 Ye knowe the liberalitie of oure LORde Iesus Christ which though he were riche yet for youre sakes be came poore: that ye thorow his povertie myght be made ryche.
• 2 Cor 9:7-9 : 7 And let every man do accordynge as he hath purposed in his herte not groudgyngly or of necessite. For god loveth a chearfull gever. 8 God is able to make you ryche in all grace that ye in all thynges havynge sufficiet vnto the vttmoste maye be ryche vnto all manner good workes 9 as it is written: He yt sparsed abroade and hath geven to the povre his rightewesnes remayneth for ever. 10 He yt fyndeth the sower seed shall minister breed for fode and shall multiplie youre seed and increace the frutes of youre rightewesnes 11 that on all parties ye maye be made ryche in all synglenes which causeth thorowe vs thankes gevynge vnto god. 12 For the office of this ministracion not only supplieth the nede of the sayntes: but also is aboundaunt herein that for this laudable ministrynge thankes myght be geven to god 13 of many whiche prayse god for the obedience of youre professynge ye gospell of Christ and for youre synglenes in distributynge to them and to all me: 14 and in their prayers to God for you longe after you for the aboundauut grace of God geven vnto you.
• Eph 4:28 : 28 Let him yt stole steale no moare but let him rather laboure with his hondes some good thinge that he maye have to geve vnto him that nedeth.
• 1 Tim 5:10 : 10 and well reported of in good workes: yf she have noresshed children yf she have bene liberall to straugers yf she have wesshed the saynctes fete yf she have ministred vnto them which were in adversite yf she were continually geve vnto all maner good workes.
• Matt 10:40-42 : 40 He that receavith you receavith me: and he that receavith me receavith him that sent me. 41 He that receavith a prophet in ye name of a prophet shall receave a prophetes rewarde. And he that receavith a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receave the rewarde of a righteous man. 42 And whosoever shall geve vnto one of these lytle ones to drincke a cuppe of colde water only in the name of a disciple: I tel you of a trueth he shall not lose his rewarde.
• Matt 25:40 : 40 And ye kynge shall answere and saye vnto them: verely I saye vnto you: in as moche as ye have done it vnto one of ye leest of these my brethren ye have done it to me.
• Matt 25:42-43 : 42 For I was an hungred and ye gave me no meate. I thursted and ye gave me no drinke. 43 I was herbourlesse and ye lodged me not. I was naked and ye clothed me not. I was sicke and in preson and ye visited me not.
• Matt 26:11 : 11 For ye shall have povre folcke alwayes with you: but me shall ye not have all wayes.
• Mark 14:7 : 7 For ye shall have poore with you all wayes: and when soever ye will ye maye do them good: but me ye shall not have alwayes.
• Luke 11:41 : 41 Neverthelesse geve almose of that ye have and beholde all is clene to you.
• Luke 14:12-14 : 12 Then sayde he also to him that had desyred him to diner: When thou makest a diner or a supper: call not thy frendes nor thy brethre nether thy kinsmen nor yet ryche neghbours: lest they bidde the agayne and a recompence be made the. 13 But when thou makest afeast call the poore the maymed the lame and the blynde 14 and thou shalt be happy for they cannot recompence the. But thou shalt be recompensed at the resurreccion of the iuste men.
• John 13:29 : 29 Some of the thought because Iudas had the bagge that Iesus had sayd vnto him bye those thinges that we have nede af agaynst ye feast: or that he shulde geve some thinge to the poore.
• Acts 4:32 : 32 And the multitude of them that beleved were of one hert and of one soule. Also none of them sayde that eny of the thinges which he possessed was his awne: but had all thinges commen.
• Acts 9:36-39 : 36 Ther was at Ioppe a certayne woma (whiche was a disciple named Tabitha which by interpretacion is called dorcas) the same was full of good workes and almes dedes which she did. 37 And it chaunsed in those dayes that she was sicke and dyed. When they had wesshed her and layd her in a chamber: 38 Because Lydda was nye to Ioppa and the disciples had hearde that Peter was there they sent vnto hym desyrynge him that he wolde not be greved to come vnto them. 39 Peter arose and came with them and when he was come they brought him in to ye chamber. And all ye wydowes stode roude aboute hym wepynge and shewynge the cotes and garmentes which Dorcas made whill she was with the.
• Acts 10:31 : 31 and sayde: Cornelius thy prayer is hearde and thyne almes dedes are had in remembraunce in the sight of God.
• Acts 11:29 : 29 Then the disciples every man accordinge to his abilite purposed to sende socoure vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iewry.
• Acts 16:15 : 15 When she was baptised and her housholde she besought vs sayinge: Yf ye thinke that I beleve on the Lorde come into my housse and abyde there. And she constrayned vs.
• Phlm 1:7 : 7 And we have great ioye and consolacion over thy love: for by the (brother) the saynctes hertes are comforted.
• Heb 6:10 : 10 For god is not vnrighteous that he shuld forget youre worke and laboure that procedeth of love which love shewed in his name which have ministred vnto the saynctes and yet minister
• Gen 18:2-8 : 2 And he lyfte vp his eyes and looked: ad lo thre men stode not farr from hym. And whe he sawe them he ran agenst them from the tent dore and fell to the ground 3 and sayde: LORde yf I haue founde fauoure in thy syght goo not by thi seruaunte. 4 Let a litle water be fett and wash youre fete and rest youre selves vnder the tree: 5 And I will fett a morsell of breed to comforte youre hartes wythall. And tha goo youre wayes for even therfore ar ye come to youre servaunte. And they answered: Do even so as thou hast sayde. 6 And Abraha went a pace in to his tent vnto Sara ad sayde: make redy att once thre peckes of fyne meale kneade it and make cakes. 7 And Abraham ran vnto his beastes and fett a calfe that was tendre and good and gaue it vnto a yonge man which made it redy attonce. 8 And he toke butter and mylcke and the calfe which he had prepared and sett it before them and stode hymselfe by them vnder the tree: and they ate.
• Gen 19:1-3 : 1 And there came.ij. angells to Sodome at euen. And Lot satt at the gate of the cyte. And Lot sawe the and rose vp agaynst them and he bowed hym selfe to he grounde with his face. 2 And he sayde: Se LORdes turne in I praye you in to youre servauntes house and tary all nyghte and wash youre fete and ryse vp early and go on youre wayes. And they sayde: nay but we will byde in the streates all nyghte. 3 And he copelled them excedyngly. And they turned in vnto hym and entred in to his house and he made them a feaste and dyd bake swete cakes and they ate.
• 3 John 1:5-8 : 5 Beloved thou doest faythfully what soever thou doest to the brethren and to straungers 6 which bare witnes of thy love before all the congregacion. Which brethren whe thou bryngest forwardes on their iorney (as it besemeth god) thou shalt do well: 7 because that for his names sake they went forth and toke nothinge of the gentyls. 8 We therfore ought to receave soche that we also myght be helpers to the trueth.