Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV And, "For I was an hungered, and ye gave Me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink; I was naked and ye clothed Me."[425] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book II Since, then, it is the will of God that he, who is obedient to the commands and repents of his sins should be saved, and we rejoice on account of our salvation, the Lord, speaking by the prophets, appropriated our joy to Himself; as speaking lovingly in the Gospel He says, "I was hungry, and ye gave Me to eat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me to drink. For in as much as ye did it to one of the least of these, ye did it to Me."[175] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III Quomodo autem fuerit is qui petit et accipit, et is qui mutuatur, si nullus sit qui habeat etdet mutuo? Quid vero? quando dicit Dominus: "Esurivi, et me pavistis; sitii, et potum mihi dedistis; hospes cram, et me collegistis; nudus, et me vestiistis; "[78] Lactantius Divine Institutes Book VI On account of this relationship of brotherhood, God teaches us never to do evil, but always good. And He also prescribes[75] Clementine Homily XII And this perfect love towards every man is the male part of philanthropy, but the female part of it is compassion; that is, to feed the hungry, to give drink to the thirsty, to clothe the naked, to visit the sick, to take in the stranger, to show herself to, and help to the utmost of her power, him who is in prison,[16] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIII "Because of the weak i was weak, and I hungered because of the hungry, and I thirsted because of the thirsty,"[34]