Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 25:6
6“In the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Here’s the groom! 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 their flasks with their lamps. 5When the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. “In the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Here’s the groom! Come out to meet him.’ 7“Then all the virgins got up and trimmed their lamps. 8The foolish ones said to the wise ones, ‘Give us some of your oil, because 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- at midnightμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
- at midnightνύξnux · nightG3571
- there wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- a cryκραυγήkraugē · shoutingG2906
- Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- the bridegroomὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphios · bridegroomG3566
- comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- go yeἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
- outεἰςeis · towardG1519
- to meetἀπάντησιςapantēsis · meetingG529
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
Cross-references for Matthew 25:6
- Matthew 24:44This is why you are also to be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
- Mark 13:33“Watch! Be alert! For you don’t know when the time is coming.
- Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared — whose will they be?’
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1About the times and the seasons: Brothers and sisters, you do not need anything to be written to you.
- Revelation 16:15“Look, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who is alert and remains clothed so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame.”
- Matthew 24:31He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
- John 5:28Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear his voice
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the archangel’s voice, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
- 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed.
- Matthew 25:31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
- Psalms 50:3Our God is coming; he will not be silent! Devouring fire precedes him, and a storm rages around him.
- Psalms 96:13before the Lord, for he is coming — for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with his faithfulness.
- Psalms 98:9before the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world righteously and the peoples fairly.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to give relief to you who are afflicted, along with us. This will take place at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels,
- Jude 1:14It was about these that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied: “Look! The Lord comes with tens of thousands 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 groom.
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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