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for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in;
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Evidence, Not Earning
Commentators are unanimous: these acts of mercy are not how you earn salvation. Rather, they are the necessary evidence of a heart transformed by God's grace. As Charles Spurgeon notes, "our works are the evidences of our being saved." The kingdom is an inheritance given by God (as mentioned in v. 34), and these actions simply demonstrate that one truly belongs to His family.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
Baptist
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…
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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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I was an hungered and you gave me meat . &c.] This, and the following, are not mentioned as causes of the kingdom bei…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, the Lord set forth different parables pertaining to the Judgment; here, however, He openly deals with His Judgment. He does three things:
