Bible verses about "ushers" | Goodspeed

³¹ "When the Son of Man comes in his splendor, with all his angels with him, he will take his seat on his glorious throne, ³² and all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates his sheep from his goats, ³³ and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left. ³⁴ Then the king will say to those at his right, 'Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take possession of the kingdom which has been destined for you from the creation of the world. ³⁵ For when I was hungry, you gave me food, when I was thirsty you gave me something to drink, when I was a stranger, you invited me to your homes, ³⁶ when I had no clothes, you gave me clothes, when I was sick, you looked after me, when I was in prison, you came to see me.' ³⁷ Then the upright will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and give you food, or thirsty, and give you something to drink? ³⁸ When did we see you a stranger, and invite you home, or without clothing, and supply you with it? ³⁹ When did we see you sick or in prison, and go to see you?' ⁴⁰ The king will answer, 'I tell you, in so far as you did it to one of the humblest of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.' ⁴¹ Then he will say to those at his left, 'Begone, you accursed people, to the everlasting fire destined for the devil and his angels! ⁴² For when I was hungry, you gave me nothing to eat, and when I was thirsty you gave me nothing to drink, ⁴³ when I was a stranger, you did not invite me home, when I had no clothes, you did not supply me, when I was sick and in prison, you did not look after me.' ⁴⁴ Then they in their turn will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or in need of clothes, or sick, or in prison, and did not wait upon you?' ⁴⁵ Then he will answer, 'I tell you, in so far as you failed to do it for one of these people who are humblest, you failed to do it for me.' ⁴⁶ Then they will go away to everlasting punishment, and the upright to everlasting life."

³ The watchman opens the door to him, and the sheep obey his voice, and he calls to his own sheep and leads them out.

⁷ Do your duties heartily and willingly, as though it were for the Lord, not for men, ⁸ for you know that everyone, slave or free, will be rewarded by the Lord for his good conduct.

⁴ Endowments vary, but the Spirit is the same, ⁵ and forms of service vary, but it is the same Lord who is served,

¹ My brothers, do you try to combine faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with acts of partiality? ² For if a finely dressed man with a gold ring comes into a meeting, and a poor man in shabby clothes comes in also, ³ and you pay attention to the man in the fine clothes and say to him, "Sit here; this is a good place!" and say to the poor man, "Stand up, or sit on the floor at my feet," ⁴ have you not wavered and shown that your judgments are guided by base motives?

¹⁸ Charge them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, open-handed and generous, ¹⁹ storing up a valuable treasure for themselves for the future, so as to grasp the life that is life indeed.

⁵⁸ So my dear brothers, be firm and unmoved, and always devote yourselves to the Lord's work, for you know that through the Lord your labor is not thrown away.

¹⁵ Do your best to win God's approval as a workman who has nothing to be ashamed of, but rightly shapes the message of truth.

¹³ Supply the needs of God's people, be unfailing in hospitality.