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

8Now the foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, since our lamps are going out.’ 9But the wise ones replied, ‘No, there won’t be enough for us and for you. Instead, go to those who sell, and buy some for yourselves.’ “But while they were going off to buy, the bridegroom came. And those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut. 11Now later, the other virgins came, saying, ‘Sir, Sir, open up for us!’ 12“But he replied, ‘Amen, I tell you, 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 in the middle of the night there was a shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
• Revelation 1:7“Look, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye shall see Him, even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth shall mourn because of Him. Yes, amen!”
• Revelation 22:12Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to pay back each one according to his deeds.
• Matthew 25:20The one who had received the five talents came up and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed me five talents. Look, I’ve gained five more.’
• Amos 8:12So people will wander from sea to sea and roam from north to east, searching for the word of Adonai, but they will not find it.
• Luke 12:36Be like people waiting for their master to return from a wedding feast, so that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.
• Colossians 1:12we give thanks to the Father, who qualified you to share in the inheritance of the kedoshim in the light.
• 2 Timothy 4:8In the future there is reserved for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not to me only, but also to everyone who has longed for His appearing.
• 1 Peter 1:13So brace your minds for action. Keep your balance. And set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Yeshua the Messiah.
• Genesis 7:16Those that came, male and female of all flesh, came just as God commanded him. Then Adonai shut him in.
• Numbers 14:28So tell them, ‘As surely as I live,’ says Adonai, ‘I will do to you just as I heard you say in My ears.
• Psalms 95:11Therefore I swore in My anger, ‘They shall never enter into My rest.’”
• Luke 13:25Once the Master of the household gets up and shuts the door, and you’re standing outside and begin knocking on the door, saying, ‘Master, open up for us,’ then He will say to you, ‘I don’t know where you come from.’
• Hebrews 3:18And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest? Was it not to those who were disobedient?
• Revelation 22:11Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do righteousness, and the holy still 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