Matthew 25:5
Moreover, of{the bridegroom time-izing[i.e. taking his time]}, all nod-off and have-been-lying-asleep.
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
In The King James Version
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 25:19Moreover, alongside much time the lord of{the slaves, the-there-s,} is-being-come and is-lifting-together[i.e. harmonizing] [the] account alongside of{same},
Matthew 26:43and, come[ing] again, he-discovers same lying-asleep, for the eyes of{same} have-been-being having-been-weighted,
Luke 12:45Moreover, if-supposing the slave, the-there, may-say in to{the heart} of{same}, 'The lord of{me} is-time-izing[i.e. taking his time] to-be-being-come,' and may-initiate to-be-beating the children and the girlies, both to-be-eating and to-be-drinking and to-be-being-drunk,
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 →