What is Matthew 25 35-36?

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Catholic AnswerSt. Matthew 25:31-46 is the his account of the Last Judgment. The verses you are asking about are:

For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in: Naked, and you covered me: sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came to me.

The Church has always called these the Corporal Works of Mercy, and these two verses are the account of why "faith alone" without works is not enough to get into heaven. This is Our Blessed Lord telling us that if our faith does not have these works, we are not going to heaven. St. James explains these in the second chapter of his letter. We are going to be judged on our works. We can't do those works without faith, but we have to actually do them. Continue to read down to 41 in St. Matthew's account when Jesus casts those who did not do works into everlasting fire. Notice something else: they are all Christians! Because further down, the damned say to Him (verse 44) when did we see you and not minister to thee?