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Matthew 25:42
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Matthew 25:35, Matthew 10:37, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 12:30, Amos 6:6, John 5:23, John 8:42-44, John 14:21, 1 Corinthians 16:22, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, James 2:15-24, 1 John 3:14-17, 1 John 4:20
Reciprocal: Job 22:7 - not given Matthew 26:11 - ye have James 2:16 - one
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat,.... Hence it appears, that these were such as dwelt among Christians, and professed the Christian name, and yet disregarded the poor members of Christ in distress, when it was in the power of their hands to help them; but when they were hungry and ready to starve for want of food, did not communicate to them for Christ's sake; which showed I that they had no true faith in him, and love to him, and therefore are justly condemned by him; whereas such who never knew Christ, nor any of his people, or any obligation they were under to regard any for Christ's sake, these will never be condemned for the non-performance of these things:
I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink; as not the least morsel of bread to eat, so not so much as a cup of cold water to drink; which with what follows, are manifest tokens and evidences, that they did not belong to Christ, were not true believers in him, nor had they any real love to him: the grace of God was not in them, and therefore had neither right unto, nor meetness for, the kingdom of heaven; but were righteously banished from the presence of the Lord, and sent to dwell among everlasting burnings; for righteous it was, that such as they who would not show any love to him here, should not dwell with him for ever hereafter.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 25:42. I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat — I put it in your power to do good, and ye would not. A variety of occasions offered themselves to you, but ye neglected them all, so that my blessings in your hands, not being improved, according to my order, became a curse to you.