The Son of Man Will Judge
the Nations
31 “When
the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him,
then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32
All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them
one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33
And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then the King will say to those on His right
hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared
for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for
I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink;
I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was
naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison
and you came to Me.’ 37 “Then
the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry
and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38
When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe
You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison,
and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly,
I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My
brethren, you did it to Me.’ 41 “Then
He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed,
into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42
for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave
Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not
take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and
you did not visit Me.’ 44 “Then
they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry
or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not
minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them,
saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one
of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46
And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous
into eternal life.”