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

8And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9But the wise answered, saying, Not so ; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12But he answered and said, Verily I say to you, I know you not.

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

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• goingἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• buyἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
• bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphios · bridegroomG3566
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• readyἕτοιμοςhetoimos · readyG2092
• inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• marriageγάμοςgamos · weddingG1062
• doorθύραthura · doorG2374
• shutκλείωkleiō · to shutG2808

Cross-references for Matthew 25:10

• Matthew 25:6And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
• Revelation 1:7Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also who pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
• Revelation 22:12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man according as his work shall be.
• Matthew 25:20And he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents: behold, I have gained besides them five talents more.
• Amos 8:12And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it .
• Luke 12:36And ye yourselves like men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately.
• Colossians 1:12Giving thanks to the Father, who hath made us qualified to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
• 2 Timothy 4:8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but to all them also that love his appearing.
• 1 Peter 1:13Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
• Genesis 7:16And they that entered, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
• Numbers 14:28Say to them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in my ears, so will I do to you:
• Psalms 95:11To whom I swore in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
• Luke 13:25When once the master of the house hath risen up, and hath shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not where ye are from:
• Hebrews 3:18And to whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
• Revelation 22:11He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he who is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

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