Category:Corporal Works of Mercy

The corporal works of mercy, numbers 1-6, come from Matthew 25:31-46, in the The Judgment of Nations and number 7 comes from the Book of Tobit.

1. To feed the hungry 2. To give drink to the thirsty. 3. To shelter the homeless. 4. To clothe the naked. 5. To visit and ransom the captive, (prisoners). 6. To visit the sick. 7. To bury the dead.

Matthew 25:31 - 25:46

25:31. “When the Son of Man shall come in His majesty, and all the Angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the seat of His majesty.

25:32. “All nations shall be gathered together before Him, and He shall separate them from one another as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

25:33. “He shall set the sheep at His right hand, but the goats at His left.

25:34. “Then the King shall say to those who shall be at His right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, possess the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

25:35. “'For I was hungry, and you gave Me food; I was thirsty, and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you took Me in;

25:36. “'naked, and you covered Me; sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'

25:37. “Then the just shall answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You,or thirsty and give You drink?

'''25:38. “'Or when did we see You a stranger and take You in? Or naked and cover You?'''

25:39. “'Or when did we see You sick or in prison and come to visit You?'

25:40. “The King shall say to them, 'Truly I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these My least brethren, you did it to Me.'



25:41. “Then He shall also say to those who shall be at His left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels.

25:42. “'For I was hungry and you did not give Me food; I was thirsty and you did not give Me drink.

25:43. “'I was a stranger and you did not take Me in; naked and you did not cover Me; sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.'

25:44. “Then they also shall answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to You?'

25:45. “Then He shall answer them, 'Truly I say to you, as long as you did not do it to one of the least of these, neither did you do it to Me.'

25:46. “These shall go into everlasting punishment, but the just shall go into everlasting life.”