Matthew 25:6
And at midnight there was an outcry: Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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
5And while the bridegroom delayed, they all became sleepy and fell asleep.
7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
Cross References
Matthew 24:31And he will send his angels with a great trumpet and they will collect together his elect from the four winds, from one extremity of heaven to the other.
Matthew 25:1Then may the kingdom of heaven be shadowed forth by ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom and bride.
Mark 13:33Take heed, watch, and pray; for ye know not when the time is.
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 →