When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
When did we see you as a stranger and welcome you in? Or see you without clothes and give you something to wear?
Sometimes we serve God without even realizing it, through the simple way we care for people.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is teaching his disciples about the final judgment through the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, where he describes how the righteous will be separated from the unrighteous based on their treatment of the needy. In this specific verse, the righteous express surprise that their acts of kindness, like welcoming strangers or clothing the naked, were actually ways they served Jesus himself. This reflects the cultural emphasis in ancient Jewish society on hospitality and charity, rooted in Old Testament commands to care for the vulnerable.
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