Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 25:6
6At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
Matthew 25:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
- New International Version (NIV)“At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
- English Standard Version (ESV)But at midnight there was a cry, 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’
Context of Matthew 25:6
4But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps. 5When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ 7Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
Read all of Matthew 25Matthew 25:6 word by word
Μέσης δὲ νυκτὸς κραυγὴ γέγονεν· ἰδοὺ ὁ νυμφίος ἐξέρχεσθε εἰς ἀπάντησιν αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear
- ·δέde · thenG1161
- At midnightμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
- At midnightνύξnux · nightG3571
- the cryκραυγήkraugē · shoutingG2906
- rang outγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- Here isἰδούidou · look!G2400
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphios · bridegroomG3566
- Come outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- meetἀπάντησιςapantēsis · meetingG529
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
Cross-references for Matthew 25:6
- Matthew 24:44For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
- Mark 13:33Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you.
- Revelation 16:15“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
- Matthew 24:31And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
- John 5:28Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
- 2 Peter 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
- Matthew 25:31When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
- Psalms 50:3Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
- Psalms 96:13before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
- Psalms 98:9before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
- Jude 1:14Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
- Matthew 25:1“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Commentaries on Matthew 25:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6At midnight there was a cry - The Jewish weddings were generally celebrated in the night; yet they usually began at the rising of the evening star; but in this case there was a more than ordinary delay. Behold, the bridegroom cometh - What an awful thing to be summoned to appear before the Judge of quick and dead! The following is an affecting relation, and fas est ab hoste doceri. "When Rabbi Jochanan ben Zachai was sick, his disciples came to visit him…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6At midnight - Later than was the usual custom, and hence, they had fallen asleep. A cry made - Of those who were coming with the bridegroom.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The bridegroom arriving at midnight while the bridesmaids slept makes a further point: the second coming of Jesus will be sudden and unexpected (Matthew 14:42–51).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. And at midnight--that is, the time when the Bridegroom will be least expected; for "the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night" (1Th 5:2). there was a cry made, Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him--that is, Be ready to welcome Him.Read the comment
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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
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