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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:42-43

“For I was hungry, and you did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; I was a stranger, and you did not take me in; naked, and you did not clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.”

And their rejection was based on their attitude towards the followers of Christ. They had refused to help them because of Whose they were, and by it they had revealed their attitude towards Jesus Christ Himself.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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