Matthew 25:10

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready, went with him into the house of the nuptials, and the door was shut.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

In Context

9The wise answered and said: We must refuse, lest there should not be enough for us and for you: but go ye to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

11And at length came also the other virgins, and said: Our lord, our lord, open to us.

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Cross References

Matthew 25:6And at midnight there was an outcry: Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

Luke 12:36And be ye like persons who are waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the house of feasting, that, when he shall come and knock, they may open to him immediately.

Colossians 1:12and may, with joy, give thanks to God the Father, who hath fitted us for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light;

Hebrews 3:18and of whom swore he, that they should not enter into his rest, but of those who believed not?

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 →

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