Matthew 25:6
“And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
In Context
5But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.
7Then all those virgins arose, and they trimmed their lamps.
Cross References
Matthew 24:31And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 1 The Parable of the Fig Tree
Matthew 25:1“Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who having taken their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom.
Mark 13:33Take heed, stay awake and pray; for you do not know when the time is.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 25:2-14
The Parable of the Ten Virgins. 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: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those… Read the whole commentary →