Matthew 25:34-40
34“Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who have been blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.Matt 20:23; Mark 10:40; Rom 8:17; 1Cor 2:9; Heb 11:16; 1Pet 1:4, 9; 3:9; Rev 21:7 35For 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 welcomed me.Isa 58:7; Ezek 18:7; Heb 13:2; James 1:27; 3John 1:5 36I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you took care of me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’2Tim 1:16; James 2:15-16 37“Then the righteous will say to him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and give you something to eat, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you as a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40The king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, in that you did it for one of the least important of these my brothers, you did it for me.’Prov 14:31; 19:17; Matt 10:42; Mark 9:41; Heb 6:102 Thessalonians 1:10
10when he comes to be glorified by his saints and to be regarded with wonder on that day by all who have believed—including you, because you believed our testimony.Ps 68:35; 89:72 Timothy 1:12
12That is why I suffer as I do. However, I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I'm convinced that he is able to protect what he has entrusted to me ▼▼Or what I have entrusted to him
until that day.Eph 3:1; 1Tim 6:20; 2Tim 2:9; 4:8; 1:18; 1Pet 4:19 Hebrews 6:10
10For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love you have shown him ▼▼Lit. shown for his name
as you have ministered to the saints and continue to minister to them.Prov 14:31; Matt 10:42; 25:40; John 13:20; Rom 3:4; 15:25; 2Cor 8:4; 1Thes 1:3; 2Thes 1:6-7; 2Tim 1:18
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