Matthew 25:5
Whill the brydgrome taryed all slombred and slepte.
Tyndale New Testament
In The King James Version
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
In Context
4But the wyse tooke oyle with the in their vesselles with their lampes also.
6And even at mydnyght there was a crye made: beholde the brydgrome cometh goo out against him.
Cross References
Matthew 25:19After a longe season the lorde of those servauntes came and rekened with them.
Matthew 26:43And he came and founde the a slepe agayne. For their eyes were hevy.
Luke 12:45But and yf the evyll servaunt shall saye in his hert: My master wyll differre his cominge and shall beginne to smyte the servauntes and maydens and to eate and drinke and to be dronken:
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 →