Matthew 25:33

Matthew 25:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
• New International Version (NIV)He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

Context of Matthew 25:33

31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on the left. 34Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35“‘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 took me in;

Matthew 25:33 word by word

καὶ στήσει τὰ μὲν πρόβατα ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ, τὰ δὲ ἐρίφια ἐξ εὐωνύμων.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he shall setἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• the sheepπρόβατονprobaton · sheepG4263
• onἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• right handδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• butδέde · thenG1161
• the goatsἐρίφιονeriphion · a goatG2055
• the leftεὐώνυμοςeuōnumos · left/southG2176

Cross-references for Matthew 25:33

• Psalms 79:13Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture, will thank you forever; we will declare your praise to generation after generation.
• Psalms 95:7For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, the sheep under his care. Today, if you hear his voice:
• Psalms 100:3Acknowledge that the Lord is God. He made us, and we are his— his people, the sheep of his pasture.
• John 10:26But you don’t believe because you are not of my sheep.
• John 21:15When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said to him, “you know that I love you.” “Feed my lambs,” he told him.
• Genesis 48:13Then Joseph took them both — with his right hand Ephraim toward Israel’s left, and with his left hand Manasseh toward Israel’s right — and brought them to Israel.
• Psalms 45:9Kings’ daughters are among your honored women; the queen, adorned with gold from Ophir, stands at your right hand.
• Psalms 110:1This is the declaration of the Lord to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.”
• Mark 16:19So the Lord Jesus, after speaking to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
• Acts 2:34For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says: The Lord declared to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand
• Ephesians 1:20He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens —
• Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact expression of his nature, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Commentaries on Matthew 25:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33He shall set the sheep, etc. - The right hand signifies, among the rabbins, approbation and eminence: the left hand, rejection, and disapprobation. Hence in Sohar Chadash it is said, "The right hand is given, the left also is given - to the Israelites and the Gentiles are given paradise and hell - this world, and the world to come." The right and left were emblematical of endless beatitude and endless misery among the Romans. Hence Virgil: - Hic locus…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33Shall set the sheep … - By “the sheep” are denoted, here, the righteous. The name is given to them because the sheep is an emblem of innocence and harmlessness. See John 10:7, John 10:14-16, John 10:27; Psalm 100:3; Psalm 74:1; Psalm 23:1-6. On the right hand - The right hand is the place of honor, and denotes the situation of those who are honored, or those who are virtuous. See Ecclesiastes 10:2; Ephesians 1:20; Psalm 110:1; Acts 2:25, Acts 2:33. The…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-46Verses 31-46 This is a description of the last judgment. It is as an explanation of the former parables. There is a judgment to come, in which every man shall be sentenced to a state of everlasting happiness, or misery. Christ shall come, not only in the glory of his Father, but in his own glory, as Mediator. The wicked and godly here dwell together, in the same cities, churches, families, and are not always to be known the one from the other; such are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33His right hand: This is a place of honor (Genesis 48:13–20; Psalm 110:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3333. And he shall set the sheep on his right hand--the side of honor (1Ki 2:19; Psa 45:9; 110:1, &c.). but the goats on the left--the side consequently of dishonor.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 25:33

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Opportunity
• Righteous
• Unfaithfulness
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Cry
• Depart
• Goat
• Hard
• Judgment, The final
• Ought
• Parable
• Prophecy
• 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