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- "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.
- All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
- He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
- "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.
- For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
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- I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
- "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
- When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
- When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
- "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
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- "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
- For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,
- I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
- "They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
- "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
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- "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
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