Matthew 25:6
But at midnight a shout was raised – ‘The groom is coming! Come out to meet him!’
Open English Bible (US)
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
5As the groom was late in coming, they all became drowsy, and slept.
7Then all the bridesmaids woke up and trimmed their lamps,
Cross References
Psalms 50:3Our God comes, he cannot keep silence, devouring fire is before him, and furious tempest around him.
Psalms 98:9before the Lord for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice and the nations with equity.
Amos 4:12Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel, and because I am about to do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel.
Matthew 24:31and he will send his angels, with a great trumpet, and they will gather his people around him from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Matthew 25:1“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.
Mark 13:33“See that you are on the watch; for you do not know when the time will be.
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 →