Matthew 25:37

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܗܳܝܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܢܺܐܡܪܽܘܢ ܠܶܗ ܗܳܢܽܘܢ ܙܰܕ݁ܺܝܩܶܐ ܡܳܪܰܢ ܐܶܡܰܬ݂ܝ ܚܙܰܝܢܳܟ݂ ܕ݁ܰܟ݂ܦ݂ܶܢ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ ܘܬ݂ܰܪܣܺܝܢܳܟ݂ ܐܰܘ ܕ݁ܰܨܗܶܐ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ ܘܰܐܫܩܺܝܢܳܟ݂ ܀

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: Matthew 6:3, 1 Chronicles 29:14, Proverbs 15:33, Isaiah 64:6, 1 Corinthians 15:10, 1 Peter 5:5, 1 Peter 5:6

Reciprocal: Luke 17:10 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then shall the righteous answer him,.... From whence it appears, that only such shall be at the right hand of Christ, who are righteous persons, who have the righteousness of Christ imputed to them; and, in consequence of which, are created anew unto righteousness and true holiness; and, under the influence of divine grace, live soberly, righteously, and godly: and those, upon hearing such works ascribed unto them, will, with wonder and astonishment, reply,

saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? which answer arises partly from not attending to, or thoroughly understanding the words of Christ, which they seem to take in such sense, as if he meant these things were personally done to him; whereas the far greater part of them had never seen him in the flesh, and much less in such circumstances as required such things to be done to him; and partly from surprise and astonishment, that he should take notice of such mean actions, and so highly extol them, and graciously reward them; as also from a forgetfulness of them, their left hand not knowing what their right hand had done: which shows, that they had put no confidence in their works, or depended upon them for their justification before God, and acceptance, with him; these were out of sight, and mind; their only trust being in the person, blood, righteousness, and sacrifice of Christ.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then shall the righteous ... - This answer is indicative of humility - a deep sense of their being unworthy such commendation. They will feel that their poor acts of kindness have come so far short of what they should have been that they have no claim to praise or reward. It is not, however, to be supposed that in the day of judgment this will be actually “said” by the righteous, but that this would be a proper expression of their feelings.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 37. Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, c.] This barbarous expression, an hungered, should be banished out of the text, wheresoever it occurs, and the simple word hungry substituted for it. Whatever is done for Christ's sake, is done through Christ's grace and he who does the work attributes to Jesus both the will and the power by which the work was done, and seeks and expects the kingdom of heaven not as a reward, but as a gift of pure unmerited mercy. Yet, while workers together with his grace, God attributes to them that which they do through his influence, as if they had done it independently of him. God has a right to form what estimate he pleases of the works wrought through himself: but man is never safe except when he attributes all to his Maker.