Matthew 25:5 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 25:5

When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

KJV

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 5) And while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. For not a little time passes between the first and second coming of the Lord. They all slumbered, that is, they died, because the death of the saints is called sleep. Moreover, it is said that they slept, because they will be raised afterwards.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

While the bridegroom delayed - That is, before they were called to attend him, they all slumbered and slept - Were easy and quiet, the wise enjoying a true, the foolish a false peace.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The bridegroom tarried - That is, while they waited for him. It was uncertain at what time he would come. He delayed longer than they expected. All slumbered and slept - Waiting until near midnight, they fell into repose. This circumstance is not to be pressed to prove that all Christians will be asleep, or cold and careless, when the Lord Jesus shall come. “Many” may be so, but many, also, will be looking for his coming. This circumstance is designed simply to show more clearly the “duty of being ready,” Mat 25:

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

(1856)

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
χρονίζοντος	chronizontos	As was tarrying	G5549 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
νυμφίου	numphiou	bridegroom	G3566 →
ἐνύσταξαν	enustaxan	they became drowsy	G3573 →
πᾶσαι	pasai	all	G3956 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐκάθευδον.¶	ekatheudon	were sleeping.	G2518 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
leads to
- Psalms 27:14
  Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- Hebrews 10:36–37
  You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
- Lamentations 3:25–26
  The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- Ezekiel 12:25
  because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass,…
- Psalms 102:13
  You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
Through
Luke 20:9
Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
leads to
- Matthew 21:33–46
  Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some…
- Mark 12:1–12
  Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to…
Through
Matthew 24:48
But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
leads to
- 2 Peter 3:3–5
  Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.