I was an hungred. The union between Christ and his people is the most tender and endearing of all connections. It is represented by the cl…

I was hungry—The passage provides six of the seven corporal works of mercy in Christian ethics, with the seventh being the care and nurtur…

The King dwells with great delight upon the details of His servants’ kindnesses to Himself. Are we, then, after all, to be saved by our works? By n…

Rabanus Maurus: After the parables about the end of the world, the Lord proceeds to describe the manner of the judgment to com…

The change from “Son of Man” (see comment on Mk 8:31) to “King” (vv.31, 34) is not at all unnatural; for the Son of Man in Da 7:13–14 approaches th…

For I was hungry. If Christ were now speaking of the cause of our salvation, the Papists could not be blamed for inferring that we merit e…

For I was an hungered and you gave me meat . &c.] This, and the following, are not mentioned as causes of the kingdom bei…

This is a description of the last judgment, serving as an explanation of the preceding parables. A judgment is coming in which everyone will be sen…

Above, the Lord set forth different parables pertaining to the Judgment; here, however, He openly deals with His Judgment. He does three things: