Matthew 25:5
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
KJV
χρονίζοντος δὲ τοῦ νυμφίου ἐνύσταξαν πᾶσαι καὶ ἐκάθευδον.
Greek NT
Moram autem faciente sponso, dormitaverunt omnes et dormierunt.
Vulgate
Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
ASV
And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καθεύδω
katheudo
verb · 22×
νυμφίος
numphios
noun · 16×
νυστάζω
nustazo
verb · 2×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
χρονίζω
chronizo
verb · 5×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Parable
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§796The unity of Christ and the Church, head and members of one Body, also implies the distinction of the two within a personal relationship. This aspect is often expressed by the image of bridegroom and bride. the theme of Christ as Bridegroom of the Church was prepared for by the prophets and announced by John the Baptist.234 The Lord referred to himself as the "bridegroom."235 T…
Proper mode of interpreting parables and obscure passages of Scripture. 1. A sound mind, and one which does not expose its possessor to danger, and is devoted to piety and the love of truth, will eagerly meditate upon those things which God has placed within the power of mankind, and has subjected to our knowledge, and will make advancement in [acquaintance with] them, renderin…
Cross-references
- 1Thess 5:6 — Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
- 1Thess 5:6 — Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
- 2Pet 3:4 — And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
- Hab 2:3 — For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
- Heb 10:36 — For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
- Luke 12:45 — But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
- Luke 20:9 — Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
- Mark 13:36 — Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
- Mark 14:37 — And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
- Mark 14:37 — And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
- Matt 13:25 — But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
- Matt 13:49 — So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
- Matt 24:48 — But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
- Matt 25:19 — After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
- Matt 26:40 — And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
- Rom 13:11 — And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.