31 'When the Son of man comes in his glory, escorted
by all the angels, then he will take his seat on his throne of glory.
32 All nations will be assembled before him and he
will separate people one from another as the shepherd separates sheep from
goats.
33 He will place the sheep on his right hand and the
goats on his left.
34 Then the King will say to those on his right hand,
"Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take as your heritage the kingdom
prepared for you since the foundation of the world.
35 For I was hungry and you
gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you
made me welcome,
36 lacking clothes and you clothed me, sick and you
visited me, in prison and you came to see me."
37 Then the upright will say to him in reply,
"Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you
drink?
38 When did we see you a stranger and make you
welcome, lacking clothes and clothe you?
39 When did we find you sick or in prison and go to
see you?"
40 And the King will answer, "In truth I tell
you, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine,
you did it to me."
41 Then he will say to those on his left hand,
"Go away from me, with your curse upon you, to the eternal fire prepared
for the devil and his angels.
42 For I was hungry and you
never gave me food, I was thirsty and you never gave me anything to drink,
43 I was a stranger and you never made me welcome,
lacking clothes and you never clothed me, sick and in prison and you never visited
me."
44 Then it will be their turn to ask, "Lord, when
did we see you hungry or thirsty, a stranger or lacking clothes, sick or in
prison, and did not come to your help?"
45 Then he will answer, "In truth I tell you, in
so far as you neglected to do this to one of the least of these, you neglected
to do it to me."
46 And they will go away to eternal punishment, and
the upright to eternal life.'