KJV King James Version
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
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Matthew 25:1
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
WEB World English Bible
“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.
ASV American Standard Version
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;
Surrounding context — Matthew 25
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΤότεG5119 · totethenὁμοιωθήσεταιG3666 · homoioōto likenἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoβασιλείαG932 · basileiakingdomτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανῶνG3772 · ouranosheavenδέκαG1176 · dekatenπαρθένοιςG3933 · parthenosvirginαἵτινεςG3748 · hostis, hētiswho/whichλαβοῦσαιG2983 · lambanōto takeτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoλαμπάδαςG2985 · lampaswindowἑαυτῶνG1438 · heautouthemselfἐξῆλθονG1831 · exerchomaito go outεἰςG1519 · eistowardὑπάντησινG5222 · hupantēsismeetingτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoνυμφίου.G3566 · numphiosbridegroom
Cross-references
Luke 12:35-36Let your loins be girded about, and [your] lights burning;Matthew 24:42-51Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.Revelation 19:7Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.Philippians 2:15-16That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;John 3:29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.Revelation 21:9And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.Matthew 13:24Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:Revelation 21:2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.Isaiah 54:5For thy Maker [is] thine husband; the LORD of hosts [is] his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.Matthew 22:2The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,Titus 2:13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;Revelation 14:4These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, [being] the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.2 Timothy 4:8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.Matthew 3:2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.Psalm 45:9-11Kings’ daughters [were] among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.Daniel 2:44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, [but] it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.Luke 5:34-35And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?2 Peter 1:13-15Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance;
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