Tag Archives: Matthew 25:45

Τότε ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτοῖς λέγων· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐφ’ ὅσον οὐκ ἐποιήσατε ἑνὶ τούτων τῶν ἐλαχίστων, οὐδὲ ἐμοὶ ἐποιήσατε. (Matthew 25:45)

Then he will answer them, saying, “Truly I say to you, insofar as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.”

When Case Usage Reveals the Weight of Action

In this solemn pronouncement of judgment, Jesus uses sharp grammatical structure to expose the implications of neglecting “the least.” The verse pivots on dative and genitive forms that identify recipients of compassion—or the lack thereof. The pronouns and demonstratives are declined with precision to frame a universal judgment grounded in specific grammatical choices.… Learn Koine Greek