Matthew 25:31

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ὅταν δὲ ἔλθῃ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ, καὶ πάντες οἱ ἅγιοι ἄγγελοι μετʼ αὐτοῦ, τότε καθίσει ἐπὶ θρόνου δόξης αὐτοῦ:

Transliteration

When de elthē the Huios of the anthrōpou in the doxē of him, and all the hagioi angeloi with him, then kathisei upon thronou of doxēs of him:

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive particle - but/and
*elthē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - may come
*huios*: nominative masculine singular - son
*anthrōpou*: genitive masculine singular - of man
*doxē*: dative feminine singular - glory
*hagioi*: nominative masculine plural - holy
*angeloi*: nominative masculine plural - angels/messengers
*kathisei*: future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will sit
*thronou*: genitive masculine singular - of throne
*doxēs*: genitive feminine singular - of glory

Word Meanings

*de*: but/and/now
*elthē*: may come/comes/shall come
*huios*: son/descendant
*anthrōpou*: of man/human/mankind
*doxē*: glory/splendor/honor
*hagioi*: holy/set apart/sacred
*angeloi*: angels/messengers
*kathisei*: will sit/be seated/take seat
*thronou*: throne/seat of authority
*doxēs*: glory/splendor/honor

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 19:28 : 28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
1 Thess 4:16 : 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first;
2 Thess 1:7-8 : 7 and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in flaming fire, 8 rendering vengeance to them that know not God, and to them that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus:
Jude 1:14 : 14 And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,
Rev 1:7 : 7 Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
Matt 16:27 : 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds.
Mark 8:38 : 38 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Mark 14:62 : 62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.
Luke 9:26 : 26 For whosoever {G302} shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his own glory, and [the glory] of the Father, and of the holy angels.
Luke 22:69 : 69 But from henceforth shall the Son of man be seated at the right hand of the power of God.
John 1:51 : 51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
John 5:27-29 : 27 and he gave him authority to execute judgment, {G2532} because he is a son of man. 28 Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, 29 and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment.
Acts 1:11 : 11 who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven.
Zech 14:5 : 5 And ye shall flee by the valley of my mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azel; yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah; and Jehovah my God shall come, and all the holy ones with thee.
Ps 9:7 : 7 [But Jehovah] [sitteth] [as king] for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;
Rev 3:21 : 21 He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.
Heb 1:8 : 8 but of the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Matt 26:64 : 64 Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.
Matt 25:6 : 6 But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him.
Rev 20:11 : 11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
Dan 7:13-14 : 13 I saw in the night - visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

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