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Matthew 25:37 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Matthew 25:37 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 25 verse 37 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?”
Matthew 25:37 (KJV)
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Then shall the righteous answer (τότε ἀποκριθήσονται οἱ δίκαιοι, tote apokrithēsontai hoi dikaioi)—The term dikaioi (righteous) doesn't indicate self-righteousness but vindication through faith. Their surprise reveals unconscious virtue; they served without calculating reward.When saw we thee an hungred? (πότε σε εἴδομεν πεινῶντα, pote se eidomen peinōnta)—Their genuine astonishment demonstrates the authenticity of grace-wrought obedience. They didn't serve Christ-in-disguise strategically; they served need because transformation had made them servants. True righteousness is unselfconscious (M...
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Cross-References for Matthew 25:37
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“don't let your left hand know what your right hand does”
“you younger ones”
“and what is my people”
“but I worked more than all of them; yet not I”
“and all our righteousness is as a polluted garment: and we all fade as a leaf; and our iniquities”
“The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.”