Matthew 25:31

Matthew 25:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
• New International Version (NIV)“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.

Context of Matthew 25:31

29Some people have received good things. They will all receive even more and have lots of good things. Some other people have nothing. Those people will lose even the little bit that they do have. 30This servant cannot work for me any longer. Take him outside and throw him into a dark place. There, people will cry and they will bite their teeth together.” ’ Jesus said, ‘I, the Son of Man, will return one day. Then people will see that I am great and powerful. All God's angels will come with me. I will sit on my great seat as king. 32People from all the countries in the world will come together in front of me. I will put them into two groups. I will do it in the same way that a shepherd puts his sheep and goats into two groups. 33He puts the sheep on his right side and the goats on his left side.

Matthew 25:31 word by word

Ὅταν δὲ ἔλθῃ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ, τότε καθίσει ἐπὶ θρόνου δόξης αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• shall comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• theἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• shall he sitκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362

Cross-references for Matthew 25:31

• Matthew 25:6In the middle of the night, someone shouted out, “The man is coming! Come out to meet him!”
• Matthew 16:27I tell you all this because I, the Son of Man, will come back to this earth with God's angels. When I come, I will have the powerful beauty of my Father. I will see what each person has done on earth. Then I will pay them what is right.
• Matthew 19:28Jesus said to his disciples, ‘I tell you this: One day God will cause all things to become new. I, the Son of Man, will sit on my great throne as King and I will rule that new world. You who are my disciples will also sit like kings on thrones. You will judge the people of the 12 tribes of Israel.
• Matthew 26:64‘You have said it,’ Jesus replied. ‘And I tell all of you, soon you will see the Son of Man. He will be sitting in the most important place at the right side of the Most Powerful God. You will also see him coming to earth. He will be riding on the clouds in the sky.’
• Daniel 7:13I continued to watch in my vision at night and this is what I saw: I saw someone who seemed like a son of man. He was coming towards me, with the clouds of the sky around him. He came near to the God who has ruled for ever. People took him to stand in front of God.
• Zechariah 14:5In the time of Uzziah, king of Judah, you ran away when the earth moved. You will do this again. Then the Lord will come. And all those who are holy will come with him.
• Mark 8:38People who are living today do not obey God. They are very bad. But you must not be ashamed of me or of my words. If you are, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of you. One day he will return and God's holy angels will be with him. He will have the bright glory of his Father. He will be ashamed of you on that day if you are ashamed of him now.’
• Mark 14:62‘I am,’ Jesus replied. ‘And you will all see the Son of Man. He will be sitting in the most important place at the right side of the Most Powerful God. You will see him coming to earth. He will be riding on the clouds in the sky.’
• Luke 9:26You must not be ashamed of me and of my words. If you are, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of you. One day he will return and everyone will see his power. He will come with God's holy angels and he will have the bright glory of his Father God. He will be ashamed of you on that day, if you are ashamed of him now.’
• Luke 22:69But from now on, the Son of Man will be sitting in the most important place. He will be sitting at the right side of the Most Powerful God.’
• John 1:51And Jesus said to him, ‘I tell you this: You will see heaven open. You will see God's angels. They will be going up and they will be coming down on the Son of Man.’
• John 5:27The Father has also given authority to the Son to judge people. That is because I am the Son of Man.
• Acts 1:11The men said to the apostles, ‘You men from Galilee, you should not still be standing here and looking up into the sky. God has taken Jesus into heaven. You saw the way that Jesus went up to heaven. One day, he himself will return in the same way.’
• 1 Thessalonians 4:16On that day, the Lord himself will come down from heaven. He will shout with authority. People will hear the voice of the leader of God's angels. They will hear the sound of God's trumpet. Then those people who have died as Christians will become alive again. They will be the first people to rise up.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7God will also do what is right and fair for you. You have troubles now. But one day God will cause you to have rest, together with us. That will happen when the Lord Jesus comes down from heaven. He will come with his powerful angels,
• Hebrews 1:8But this is what God says to his Son: ‘You are God and you will rule as King for ever! You will rule your kingdom in a completely good way.

Commentaries on Matthew 25:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31When the Son of man shall come - This must be understood of Christ's coming at the last day, to judge mankind: though all the preceding part of the chapter may be applied also to the destruction of Jerusalem. Holy angels - The word is omitted by many excellent manuscripts, versions, and fathers. Mill and Bengel approve of the omission, and Griesbach has left it out of the text. It is supposed by some that our Lord will have other angels (messengers) with…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31When the Son of man … - This is in answer to the question which the disciples proposed to Jesus respecting the end of the world, Matthew 24:3. That this refers to the last judgment, and not, as some have supposed, to the destruction of Jerusalem, appears: 1.From the fact that it was in answer to an express inquiry respecting “the end” of the world. 2.“All nations” were to be assembled, which did not take place at the destruction of Jerusalem. 3.A…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. 31sit on His glorious throne: This represents a position of judgment (see Matthew 19:28; 22:44; Daniel 7:13–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. When the Son of man shall come in his glory--His personal glory. and all the holy angels with him--See De 33:2; Da 7:9, 10; Jude 14; with He 1:6; 1Pe 3:22. then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory--the glory of His judicial authority.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 25:31

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Jesus Continued
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• Judgment
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• Throne
• Unfaithfulness

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
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• Parable
• Prophecy
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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