KJV King James Version
And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 25:33
And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.
WEB World English Bible
He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
ASV American Standard Version
and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he shall set the sheep indeed on his right hand, and the goats on the left.
Surrounding context — Matthew 25
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandστήσειG2476 · histēmito standτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoμὲνG3303 · menon the other handπρόβαταG4263 · probatonsheepἐκG1537 · ekout fromδεξιῶνG1188 · dexiosrightαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/heτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἐρίφιαG2055 · eriphiona goatἐξG1537 · ekout fromεὐωνύμων.¶G2176 · euōnumosleft/south
Cross-references
Psalm 100:3Know ye that the LORD he [is] God: [it is] he [that] hath made us, and not we ourselves; [we are] his people, and the sheep of his pasture.John 21:15-17So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.John 10:26-28But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.Psalm 45:9Kings’ daughters [were] among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.Psalm 110:1A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.Acts 2:34-35For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,Ephesians 1:20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places],Psalm 95:7For he [is] our God; and we [are] the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,Mark 16:19So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.Hebrews 1:3Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;Psalm 79:13So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.Genesis 48:13-14And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought [them] near unto him.Genesis 48:17-19And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.
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