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Matthew 25:6
6But in [the] middle of [the] night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom; go forth 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 prudent took oil in their vessels with their torches. 5Now the bridegroom tarrying, they all grew heavy and slept. But in [the] middle of [the] night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom; go forth to meet him. 7Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their torches. 8And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.
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Μέσης δὲ νυκτὸς κραυγὴ γέγονεν· ἰδοὺ ὁ νυμφίος ἐξέρχεσθε εἰς ἀπάντησιν αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 25:6
- Matthew 24:44Wherefore ye also, be ye ready, for in that hour that ye think not the Son of man comes.
- Mark 13:33Take heed, watch and pray, for ye do not know when the time is:
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that ye should be written to,
- Revelation 16:15(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watches and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked, and that they [may not] see his shame.)
- Matthew 24:31And he shall send his angels with a great sound of trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from [the one] extremity of [the] heavens to [the other] extremity of them.
- John 5:28Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice,
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16for the Lord himself, with an assembling shout, with archangel's voice and with trump of God, shall descend from heaven; and the dead in Christ shall rise first;
- 2 Peter 3:10But the day of [the] Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and [the] elements, burning with heat, shall be dissolved, and [the] earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.
- Matthew 25:31But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit down upon his throne of glory,
- Psalms 50:3Our God will come, and will not keep silence: fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
- Psalms 96:13Before Jehovah, for he cometh; for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.
- Psalms 98:9Before Jehovah, for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to you that are troubled repose with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with [the] angels of his power,
- Jude 1:14And Enoch, [the] seventh from Adam, prophesied also as to these, saying, Behold, [the] Lord has come amidst his holy myriads,
- Matthew 25:1Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be made like to ten virgins that having taken their torches, went forth 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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