unfoldingWord_en_tn/mat/25/44.md

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Connecting Statement:

Jesus finishes telling his disciples how he will judge people when he returns at the end time.

General Information:

This is the end of the part of the story that began in Matthew 23:1, where Jesus teaches about salvation and the final judgment.

they will also answer

"those on his left will also answer"

for one of the least of these

"for any of the least important ones of my people"

you did not do for me

"I consider that you did not do it for me" or "I was really the one whom you did not help"

These will go away into eternal punishment

"The King will send these to a place where they will receive punishment that never ends"

but the righteous into eternal life

The understood information can be made clear. AT: "but the King will send the righteous to the place where they will live forever with God" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)

the righteous

This nominative adjective can be stated as an adjective. AT: "the righteous people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj)

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