SEV Biblia, Chapter 25:42
porque tuve hambre, y no me disteis de comer; tuve sed, y no me disteis de beber;
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 25:42
Verse 42. I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat] I put it in your power to do good, and ye would not. A variety of occasions offered themselves to you, but ye neglected them all, so that my blessings in your hands, not being improved, according to my order, became a curse to you.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 42. For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat , etc.] Hence it appears, that these were such as dwelt among Christians, and professed the Christian name, and yet disregarded the poor members of Christ in distress, when it was in the power of their hands to help them; but when they were hungry and ready to starve for want of food, did not communicate to them for Christs sake; which showed I that they had no true faith in him, and love to him, and therefore are justly condemned by him; whereas such who never knew Christ, nor any of his people, or any obligation they were under to regard any for Christs sake, these will never be condemned for the non-performance of these things: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink ; as not the least morsel of bread to eat, so not so much as a cup of cold water to drink; which with what follows, are manifest tokens and evidences, that they did not belong to Christ, were not true believers in him, nor had they any real love to him: the grace of God was not in them, and therefore had neither right unto, nor meetness for, the kingdom of heaven; but were righteously banished from the presence of the Lord, and sent to dwell among everlasting burnings; for righteous it was, that such as they who would not show any love to him here, should not dwell with him for ever hereafter.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 31-46 - This is a description of the last judgment. It is as an explanation of the former parables. There is a judgment to come, in which every ma shall be sentenced to a state of everlasting happiness, or misery Christ shall come, not only in the glory of his Father, but in his ow glory, as Mediator. The wicked and godly here dwell together, in the same cities, churches, families, and are not always to be known the on from the other; such are the weaknesses of saints, such the hypocrisie of sinners; and death takes both: but in that day they will be parte for ever. Jesus Christ is the great Shepherd; he will shortl distinguish between those that are his, and those that are not. All other distinctions will be done away; but the great one between saint and sinners, holy and unholy, will remain for ever. The happiness the saints shall possess is very great. It is a kingdom; the most valuabl possession on earth; yet this is but a faint resemblance of the blesse state of the saints in heaven. It is a kingdom prepared. The Fathe provided it for them in the greatness of his wisdom and power; the So purchased it for them; and the blessed Spirit, in preparing them for the kingdom, is preparing it for them. It is prepared for them: it is in all points adapted to the new nature of a sanctified soul. It is prepared from the foundation of the world. This happiness was for the saints, and they for it, from all eternity. They shall come and inheri it. What we inherit is not got by ourselves. It is God that makes heir of heaven. We are not to suppose that acts of bounty will entitle to eternal happiness. Good works done for God's sake, through Jesu Christ, are here noticed as marking the character of believers mad holy by the Spirit of Christ, and as the effects of grace bestowed of those who do them. The wicked in this world were often called to com to Christ for life and rest, but they turned from his calls; and justl are those bid to depart from Christ, that would not come to him Condemned sinners will in vain offer excuses. The punishment of the wicked will be an everlasting punishment; their state cannot be altered. Thus life and death, good and evil, the blessing and the curse, are set before us, that we may choose our way, and as our way s shall our end be __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
επεινασα 3983 5656 V-AAI-1S γαρ 1063 CONJ και 2532 CONJ ουκ 3756 PRT-N εδωκατε 1325 5656 V-AAI-2P μοι 3427 P-1DS φαγειν 5315 5629 V-2AAN εδιψησα 1372 5656 V-AAI-1S και 2532 CONJ ουκ 3756 PRT-N εποτισατε 4222 5656 V-AAI-2P με 3165 P-1AS
Robertson's NT Word Studies
25:42 {No meat} (ouk edwkate moi fagein). You did not give me anything to eat. The repetition of the negative ou in #42 and #43 is like the falling of clods on the coffin or the tomb. It is curious the surprise here shown both by the sheep and the goats. Some sheep will think that they are goats and some goats will think that they are sheep.
