Matthew 25:34

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Matthew 25:32–36 · Berean Standard Bible

32 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.

33 He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.

34 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

35 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 took Me in,

36 I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’

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Matthew 21:5

“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

Matthew 22:11

But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

Matthew 22:12

‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

Matthew 22:13

Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Matthew 27:37

Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Psalms 2:6

“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”

Psalms 24:7

Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!

Psalms 24:8

Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

Psalms 24:9

Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!

Psalms 24:10

Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts— He is the King of Glory. Selah

Isaiah 9:7

Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

Isaiah 32:1

Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.

Isaiah 32:2

Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.

Isaiah 33:22

For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.

Jeremiah 23:5

Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Jeremiah 23:6

In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

Ezekiel 37:24

My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.

Ezekiel 37:25

They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.

Daniel 9:25

Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.

Zephaniah 3:15

The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Zechariah 9:10

And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

Luke 1:31

Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.

Luke 1:32

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,

Luke 1:33

and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”

Luke 19:38

“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

John 1:49

“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

John 12:13

They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”

John 19:15

At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.

John 19:19

Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

John 19:20

Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

John 19:21

So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”

John 19:22

Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

Revelation 19:16

And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Matthew 25:21

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

Matthew 25:23

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

Matthew 25:41

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.

Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Matthew 5:5

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Matthew 5:7

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Matthew 5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

Matthew 5:10

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:11

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

Genesis 12:2

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”

Deuteronomy 11:23

then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.

Deuteronomy 11:24

Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.

Deuteronomy 11:25

No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.

Deuteronomy 11:26

See, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse—

Deuteronomy 11:27

a blessing if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you today,

Deuteronomy 11:28

but a curse if you disobey the commandments of the LORD your God and turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.

Psalms 115:13

He will bless those who fear the LORD— small and great alike.

Psalms 115:14

May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.

Psalms 115:15

May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Luke 11:28

But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

Acts 3:26

When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

Galatians 3:13

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

Galatians 3:14

He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

Ephesians 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Luke 12:32

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

Romans 8:17

And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,

Galatians 5:21

and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 5:5

For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

2 Timothy 2:12

if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;

2 Timothy 4:8

From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

1 Peter 1:4

and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

1 Peter 1:5

who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 Peter 1:9

now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

1 Peter 3:9

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

Revelation 5:10

You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”

Revelation 21:7

The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.

Matthew 20:23

“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”

Mark 10:40

But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”

John 14:2

In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?

John 14:3

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.

1 Corinthians 2:9

Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

Hebrews 11:16

Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

Acts 15:18

that have been known for ages.’

Ephesians 1:4

For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

Ephesians 1:5

He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

1 Peter 1:19

but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

1 Peter 1:20

He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.

Revelation 13:8

And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.