Matthew 25:1
“Then will the kingdom of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;
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2and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
Cross References
Psalms 45:9Daughters of kings [are] among Your precious ones, || A queen has stood at Your right hand, || In pure gold of Ophir.
Song of Solomon 1:3For fragrance [are] your good perfumes. Perfume emptied out—your name, || Therefore have virgins loved you!
Song of Solomon 5:16His mouth is sweetness—and all of him desirable, || This [is] my beloved, and this my friend, || O daughters of Jerusalem!
Isaiah 54:5For your Maker [is] your husband, || YHWH of Hosts [is] His Name, || And your Redeemer [is] the Holy One of Israel, || He is called God of all the earth.
Daniel 2:44And in the days of these kings the God of the heavens raises up a kingdom that is not destroyed for all time, and its kingdom is not left to another people: it beats small and ends all these kingdoms, and it stands for all time.
Matthew 5:16so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who [is] in the heavens.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 25:1
This chapter continues and concludes our Saviour's discourse, which began in the foregoing chapter, concerning his second coming and the end of the world. This was his farewell sermon of caution, as that, John xiv. 15, 16 , was of comfort to his disciples; and they had need of both in a world of so much temptation and trouble as this is. The application of that discourse, was, Watch therefore, and be ye also ready. Now, in prosecution of these serious awakening cautions, in this chapter we have three parables, the… Read the whole commentary →