Matthew 25:1
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
- KJV
- Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
- WEB
- “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
- ASV
- Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
- DARBY
- Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be made like to ten virgins that having taken their torches, went forth to meet the bridegroom.
- BLB
- [“] Then the kingdom of the heavens will be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom,
- ÅB
- «Da skal Himlenes rike være å ligne med ti jomfruer som tok lampene sine og gikk ut for å møte brudgommen.
- OTB
- "På den tiden skal himmelriket være likt ti jomfruer som tok lampene sine og gikk ut for å møte brudgommen.
- B1930
- Da skal himlenes rike være å ligne med ti jomfruer som tok sine lamper og gikk ut for å møte brudgommen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 12:35–36
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
Read in contextMatthew 24:42–51
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Read in contextRevelation 19:7
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:15–16
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
Read in contextJohn 3:29
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
Read in contextRevelation 21:9
And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.
Read in contextMatthew 13:24
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
Read in contextIsaiah 54:5
For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
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