Matthew 25:10

Matthew 25:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
• New International Version (NIV)“But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

Context of Matthew 25:10

8The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ 9‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut. 11Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’ 12But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’

Matthew 25:10 word by word

ἀπερχομένων δὲ αὐτῶν ἀγοράσαι ἦλθεν ὁ νυμφίος, καὶ αἱ ἕτοιμοι εἰσῆλθον μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς γάμους, καὶ ἐκλείσθη ἡ θύρα.Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• were on their wayἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• to buyἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphios · bridegroomG3566
• arrivedἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• were readyἕτοιμοςhetoimos · readyG2092
• went inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• wedding banquetγάμοςgamos · weddingG1062
• doorθύραthura · doorG2374
• was shutκλείωkleiō · to shutG2808

Cross-references for Matthew 25:10

• Matthew 25:6At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
• Revelation 1:7Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
• Revelation 22:12“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.
• Matthew 25:20The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
• Amos 8:12People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it.
• Luke 12:36Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
• Colossians 1:12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
• 2 Timothy 4:8From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
• 1 Peter 1:13Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• Genesis 7:16And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.
• Numbers 14:28So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say.
• Psalms 95:11So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”
• Luke 13:25After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
• Hebrews 3:18And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
• Revelation 22:11Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”

Commentaries on Matthew 25:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10While they went to buy, the bridegroom came - What a dismal thing it is, not to discover the emptiness of one's heart of all that is good, till it is too late to make any successful application for relief! God alone knows how many are thus deceived. And they that were ready - They who were prepared - who had not only a burning lamp of an evangelical profession, but had oil in their vessels, the faith that works by love in their hearts, and their lives…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Went in with him to the marriage - The “marriage-feast.” The marriage ceremony took place before the bride left her father‘s house, but a feast was given at the house of her husband, which was also called the “marriage,” or a part of the marriage solemnities. This part of the parable doubtless represents the entrance of those who “are ready,” or prepared, into the kingdom of God, when the Son of man shall come. They will be ready who have repented of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13This parable confirms the need to be alert and ready for Christ's return (Matthew 25:13; see also Luke 12:35–36).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. And while they went to buy, the Bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut--They are sensible of their past folly; they have taken good advice: they are in the act of getting what alone they lacked: a very little more, and they also are ready. But the Bridegroom comes; the ready are admitted; "the door is shut," and they are undone. How graphic and appalling this picture of one almost saved--but…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 25:10

• Bridegroom
• Door
• Fool
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Marriage
• Opportunity
• Probation
• Procrastination
• Reprobacy
• Resurrection
• Unfaithfulness
• Virgin
• Wisdom
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Banquet
• Bride
• Cry
• Depart
• Hard
• Judgment, The final
• Ought
• Parable
• Reckon
• Talent

Commentaries on Matthew 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings