Matthew 25:1
'Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
Cross References
Psalms 45:9Daughters of kings [are] among thy precious ones, A queen hath stood at thy right hand, In pure gold of Ophir.
Song of Solomon 1:3For fragrance [are] thy perfumes good. Perfume emptied out — thy name, Therefore have virgins loved thee!
Song of Solomon 5:16His mouth is sweetness — and all of him desirable, This [is] my beloved, and this my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!
Isaiah 54:5For thy Maker [is] thy husband, Jehovah of Hosts [is] His name, And thy Redeemer [is] the Holy One of Israel, 'God of all the earth,' He is called.
Daniel 2:44'And in the days of these kings raise up doth the God of the heavens a kingdom that is not destroyed — to the age, and its kingdom to another people is not left: it beateth small and endeth all these kingdoms, and it standeth to the age.
Matthew 5:16so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who [is] in the heavens.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 25:1
This chapter continues and concludes our Saviour's discourse, which began in the foregoing chapter, concerning his second coming and the end of the world. This was his farewell sermon of caution, as that, John xiv. 15, 16 , was of comfort to his disciples; and they had need of both in a world of so much temptation and trouble as this is. The application of that discourse, was, Watch therefore, and be ye also ready. Now, in prosecution of these serious awakening cautions, in this chapter we have three parables, the… Read the whole commentary →