Matthew 25:35-40 NIV
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me."
"Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
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For those of you, like me, who are not too familiar with the Christian Bible this is from the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Christ is called king in the New Testament because He is the divine, universal ruler with eternal dominion over all creation, not a worldly ruler.
The New Testament carries the good news of Christ telling us to love God and one another and supersedes the Old Testament teachings of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. If you are interested in the topic of non-resistance to evil as taught by Gandi, MLK and Jesus the book "The Kingdom of God is Within You" written by Leo Tolstoy in 1884 is a good resource.
