31
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory,
and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.
32
All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will
separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from
the goats.
33
He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34
"Then the King will say to those on his
right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the
kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.
35
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was
thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited
me in,
36
I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked
after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
37
"Then the righteous will answer him,
'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you
something to drink?
38
When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or
needing clothes and clothe you?
39 When did we
see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the
truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you
did for me.'
41
"Then he will say to those on his left,
'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the
devil and his angels.
42 For I was
hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing
to drink,
43
I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes
and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look
after me.'
44
"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did
we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in
prison, and did not help you?'
45
"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth,
whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for
me.'
46
"Then they will go away to eternal
punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
