Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”
- Date
- 1611
- Local voice
- Reported speaker · Jesus
- English wording
- King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
Meaning of “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one…”
The teaching gives ordinary acts of care moral weight by identifying service to overlooked people with service to something larger than oneself.
Where does it come from?
Matthew 25:40 in the King James Version; the king explains why acts of practical care toward “the least” mattered.
Why the local voice matters
Matthew 25:40 in the King James Version preserves this wording as reported speech. The biblical passage remains the textual source while Jesus is stored as the local reported speaker.
