Matthew 25:36
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Cross-references
Matthew 25:43 lists the same needs neglected by the goats — the negative counterpart to the sheep's care.
Job 31:19 shows Job's claim of clothing the naked — directly parallel to the virtue Jesus rewards in the sheep.
Job 31:20 continues: clothing the needy with his fleece — a direct parallel to clothing the naked in Matthew.
Ezekiel 34:4 indicts shepherds for not strengthening the weak or healing the sick — echoing the care for the sick Jesus rewards.
Luke 3:11 commands sharing clothing with the needy — a direct ethical parallel to the sheep's act of clothing the naked.
Acts 28:8 records Paul visiting and healing Publius' sick father — a concrete example of visiting the sick Jesus commends.
In Philippians 4:10-14, the Philippians' support for Paul in prison exemplifies the 'I was in prison and you came to me' principle here.
In 2 Timothy 1:16-18, Onesiphorus seeks out Paul in prison and refreshes him — a direct example of visiting a prisoner, the very act Jesus identifies with here.
In Hebrews 10:34, the readers had compassion on the author in chains — a direct instance of visiting prisoners, the ministry Jesus honors in this passage.
In Hebrews 13:3, 'remember the prisoners as if chained with them' reinforces the command to visit prisoners here — identifying with their suffering.
In James 1:27, 'visit orphans and widows' uses the same Greek verb for visit — defining pure religion as caring for the vulnerable, as Jesus identifies with the sick and imprisoned here.
James 2:14-16 condemns mere words without providing clothing — reinforcing the necessity of actual deeds Jesus describes.
In Acts 9:39, Dorcas's garments for widows exemplify the 'clothing the naked' command here — a model of the compassionate works Jesus praises.
Philippians 2:30 gives a concrete example: Epaphroditus risked his life serving Paul — echoing the costly care for the sick/needy that Jesus praises.
In James 5:14, calling elders to pray for the sick applies the general principle of visiting the sick from this verse.
Acts 20:35 quotes Jesus 'It is more blessed to give' — supporting the ethic of helping the weak behind visiting the sick.