Immerse: Messiah - Flipbook - Page 370
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IMMERSE
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MESSIAH
25:33–26:7
the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep at his right hand and the
goats at his left.
“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 creation of the world. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you
gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was
naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in
prison, and you visited me.’
“Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you
hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a
stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? When
did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the
least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’
“Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you,
you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. For I was hungry, and you didn’t feed me. I was thirsty, and you
didn’t give me a drink. I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite me into your
home. I was naked, and you didn’t give me clothing. I was sick and in
prison, and you didn’t visit me.’
“Then they will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty
or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?’
“And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the
least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.’
“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will
go into eternal life.”
When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,
“As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man will be
handed over to be crucified.”
At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest, plotting how to capture Jesus secretly
and kill him. “But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed, “or
the people may riot.”
Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had
previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it over his head.
