Matthew 25:5
And as the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
In Context
4But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
6But at midnight there was a cry, Lo! the bridegroom! go out to meet him.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 3:1[[M.]] Upon my bed, in the night, I sought him whom my soul loveth; I sought him, but found him not.
Song of Solomon 5:3“I have taken off my vest [[said I]]; How shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; How shall I soil them?”
Habakkuk 2:3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, But it hasteneth to the end; it shall not deceive; If it tarry, wait for it; For it shall surely come; it shall not long delay.
Matthew 25:19And after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
Matthew 26:43And coming again he found them sleeping; for their eyes were heavy.
Luke 12:45But if that servant say in his heart, My lord is long in coming; and begin to beat the men-servants and maid-servants, and to eat and drink and be drunken,
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 →