Matthew 25:43 meaning and explanation

I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

Matthew 25:43, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking to His disciples on the Mount of Olives, describing the final judgment when the Son of Man sits on His throne and separates the nations as a shepherd separates sheep from goats. Here the King names the omissions of those on His left: they failed to welcome the stranger, clothe the naked, and visit the sick and imprisoned.

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