Matthew 25:6
and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go forth to meet him!
Literal Standard Version
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
5And the bridegroom lingering, they all nodded and were sleeping,
7Then all those virgins rose, and trimmed their lamps,
Cross References
Psalms 50:3Our God comes, and is not silent, || Fire devours before Him, || And around Him it has been very tempestuous.
Psalms 98:9Before YHWH, || For He has come to judge the earth, || He judges the world in righteousness, || And the people in uprightness!
Amos 4:12“Therefore, thus I do to you, O Israel, at last, || Because this I do to you, || Prepare to meet your God, O Israel.”
Matthew 24:31and He will send His messengers with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens to the ends thereof.
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;
Mark 13:33Take heed, watch and pray, for you have not known 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 →