Matthew 25:32

and all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people – just as a shepherd separates sheep from goats –

Open English Bible (US)

In The King James Version

And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

In Context

31“When the Son of Man has come in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will take his seat on his throne of glory;

33placing the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left.

Read all of Matthew 25

Cross References

Psalms 50:3Our God comes, he cannot keep silence, devouring fire is before him, and furious tempest around him.

Psalms 96:13before the Lord: for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice and the nations with faithfulness.

Malachi 3:18Once again my people will see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between the person who serves God and the person who does not.”

Matthew 13:42and will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.

John 10:14I am the good shepherd; and I know my sheep, and my sheep know me –

Matthew Henry on Matthew 25:32-46

The Process of the Last Judgment. 31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Matthew 25:32