Matthew 25:10

Matthew 25:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
• New International Version (NIV)“But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

Context of Matthew 25:10

8The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’ 9‘No,’ they replied. ‘There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut. 11Later, the other virgins came too, saying, ‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’ 12But he replied, ‘I tell you the truth, I do not know you!’

Matthew 25:10 word by word

ἀπερχομένων δὲ αὐτῶν ἀγοράσαι ἦλθεν ὁ νυμφίος, καὶ αἱ ἕτοιμοι εἰσῆλθον μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς γάμους, καὶ ἐκλείσθη ἡ θύρα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whileἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• to buyἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
• the bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphios · bridegroomG3566
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• they that were readyἕτοιμοςhetoimos · readyG2092
• went inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the marriageγάμοςgamos · weddingG1062
• the doorθύραthura · doorG2374
• was shutκλείωkleiō · to shutG2808

Cross-references for Matthew 25:10

• Matthew 25:6But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’
• Revelation 1:7(Look! He is returning with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes on the earth will mourn because of him. This will certainly come to pass! Amen.)
• Revelation 22:12(Look! I am coming soon, and my reward is with me to pay each one according to what he has done!
• Matthew 25:20The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying, ‘Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
• Amos 8:12People will stagger from sea to sea, and from the north around to the east. They will wander about looking for a revelation from the Lord, but they will not find any.
• Luke 12:36be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.
• Colossians 1:12giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light.
• 2 Timothy 4:8Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day – and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on his appearing.
• 1 Peter 1:13Therefore, get your minds ready for action by being fully sober, and set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
• Genesis 7:16Those that entered were male and female, just as God commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.
• Numbers 14:28Say to them, ‘As I live, says the Lord, I will surely do to you just what you have spoken in my hearing.
• Psalms 95:11So I made a vow in my anger, ‘They will never enter into the resting place I had set aside for them.’”
• Luke 13:25Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, ‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you, ‘I don’t know where you come from.’
• Hebrews 3:18And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?
• Revelation 22:11The evildoer must continue to do evil, and the one who is morally filthy must continue to be filthy. The one who is righteous must continue to act righteously, and the one who is holy must continue to be holy.”

Commentaries on Matthew 25:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10While they went to buy, the bridegroom came - What a dismal thing it is, not to discover the emptiness of one's heart of all that is good, till it is too late to make any successful application for relief! God alone knows how many are thus deceived. And they that were ready - They who were prepared - who had not only a burning lamp of an evangelical profession, but had oil in their vessels, the faith that works by love in their hearts, and their lives…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Went in with him to the marriage - The “marriage-feast.” The marriage ceremony took place before the bride left her father‘s house, but a feast was given at the house of her husband, which was also called the “marriage,” or a part of the marriage solemnities. This part of the parable doubtless represents the entrance of those who “are ready,” or prepared, into the kingdom of God, when the Son of man shall come. They will be ready who have repented of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13This parable confirms the need to be alert and ready for Christ's return (Matthew 25:13; see also Luke 12:35–36).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. And while they went to buy, the Bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut--They are sensible of their past folly; they have taken good advice: they are in the act of getting what alone they lacked: a very little more, and they also are ready. But the Bridegroom comes; the ready are admitted; "the door is shut," and they are undone. How graphic and appalling this picture of one almost saved--but…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 25:10

• Bridegroom
• Door
• Fool
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Marriage
• Opportunity
• Probation
• Procrastination
• Reprobacy
• Resurrection
• Unfaithfulness
• Virgin
• Wisdom
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Banquet
• Bride
• Cry
• Depart
• Hard
• Judgment, The final
• Ought
• Parable
• 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