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:
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne.

Context of Matthew 25:31

29For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 30And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

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 25:6“At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
• Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.
• Matthew 19:28Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Matthew 26:64“You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
• Daniel 7:13“In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.
• Zechariah 14:5You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.
• Mark 8:38If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
• Mark 14:62“I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
• Luke 9:26Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
• Luke 22:69But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.”
• John 1:51He then added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.”
• John 5:27And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.
• Acts 1:11“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:16For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels.
• Hebrews 1:8But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

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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In the dictionaries

• Son of man
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• Parable
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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