Matthew 25:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

While they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom came. Those who were ready went with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} while{G565} they{G846} went{G565} away to buy,{G59} the bridegroom{G3566} came;{G2064} and{G2532} they that were ready{G2092} went in{G1525} with{G3326} him{G846} to{G1519} the marriage{G1062} feast: and{G2532} the door{G2374} was shut.{G2808}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} while they{G846} went{G565}{(G5740)} to buy{G59}{(G5658)}, the bridegroom{G3566} came{G2064}{(G5627)}; and{G2532} they that were ready{G2092} went in{G1525}{(G5627)} with{G3326} him{G846} to{G1519} the marriage{G1062}: and{G2532} the door{G2374} was shut{G2808}{(G5681)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And whill they went to bye ye brydgrome came: and they yt were redy went in with him to ye weddinge and the gate was shett vp:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whyle they wente to bye, the brydegrome came: and they that were readye, wente in with him vnto the mariage, and the gate was shut vp.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And while they went to bye, the bridegrome came: and they that were readie, went in with him to the wedding, and the gate was shut.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And whyle they went to bye, the brydegome came: and they that were redy, went in with hym, to ye maryage, and the gate was shut vp.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 13:25 : 25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will answer, 'I don’t know you or where you come from.'
  • Rev 22:11-12 : 11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy." 12 Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.
  • Rev 22:20 : 20 He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
  • Col 1:12 : 12 who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of His holy people in the kingdom of light.
  • 2 Tim 4:8 : 8 Now there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me but also to all who have loved His appearing.
  • Heb 3:18-19 : 18 And to whom did he swear that they would never enter his rest, if not to those who disobeyed? 19 So we see that they were not able to enter because of their unbelief.
  • 1 Pet 1:13 : 13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • Rev 1:7 : 7 Look, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Yes, Amen.
  • Gen 7:16 : 16 Those entering, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him, and the Lord shut him in.
  • Num 14:28-34 : 28 Say to them: 'As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say in my hearing.' 29 In this wilderness, your dead bodies will fall—every one of you who was numbered in the census, twenty years old or more, who grumbled against me. 30 Not one of you will enter the land I swore by uplifted hand to settle you in, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. 31 But your children, whom you said would be plunder, I will bring them in to know the land that you have rejected. 32 As for you, your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness. 33 Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, bearing the consequences of your unfaithfulness, until your corpses are consumed in the wilderness. 34 For forty days you explored the land; now, for each day, you will bear your guilt for a year—forty years—and you will know my opposition.
  • Ps 95:11 : 11 So I swore in My anger, 'They shall not enter My rest.'
  • Amos 8:12-13 : 12 They will wander from sea to sea and from north to east; they will roam about seeking the word of the Lord, but they will not find it. 13 In that day, the beautiful young women and the strong young men will faint from thirst.
  • Matt 24:44 : 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
  • Matt 25:6 : 6 At midnight, there was a cry: ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Go out to meet him!’
  • Matt 25:20-23 : 20 The servant who had received five talents came and brought five more, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted me with five talents; see, I have gained five more.’ 21 His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 22 The servant who had received two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.’ 23 His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
  • Luke 12:36-37 : 36 Be like people waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can immediately open the door for him. 37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, have them recline at the table, and will come to wait on them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 25:11-14
    4 verses
    86%

    11 Later, the other virgins also came and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us.’

    12 But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’

    13 Therefore, watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

    14 For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his own servants and entrusted his belongings to them.

  • Matt 25:1-9
    9 verses
    84%

    1 Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

    2 Five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

    3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.

    4 But the wise ones took oil in their flasks along with their lamps.

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

    6 At midnight, there was a cry: ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Go out to meet him!’

    7 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

    8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

    9 But the wise ones replied, ‘No, there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

  • Luke 12:35-37
    3 verses
    78%

    35 Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning.

    36 Be like people waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can immediately open the door for him.

    37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, have them recline at the table, and will come to wait on them.

  • Luke 13:24-25
    2 verses
    78%

    24 'Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.

    25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will answer, 'I don’t know you or where you come from.'

  • Matt 22:8-13
    6 verses
    77%

    8 Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those invited were not worthy.'

    9 Go therefore to the main roads, and invite everyone you find to the wedding feast.

    10 So those servants went out into the roads and gathered all they found, both good and bad. The wedding hall was filled with guests.

    11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

    12 He said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless.

    13 Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him out into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

  • Matt 22:2-5
    4 verses
    76%

    2 The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

    3 He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.

    4 Again, he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited: Look, I have prepared my banquet; my oxen and fattened animals have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.'

    5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

  • Matt 24:42-45
    4 verses
    75%

    42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

    43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

    44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

    45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?

  • Luke 12:39-40
    2 verses
    75%

    39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

    40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

  • Luke 14:17
    74%

    17 At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

  • Matt 24:50
    73%

    50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.

  • Luke 14:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20 Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I cannot come.’

    21 The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

  • Mark 13:34-36
    3 verses
    71%

    34 It is like a man going on a journey, who leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their task, and tells the doorkeeper to stay alert.

    35 Therefore, stay alert, because you do not know when the master of the house will come—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn.

    36 Otherwise, when he comes suddenly, he may find you sleeping.

  • Matt 25:19
    71%

    19 After a long time, the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.

  • Luke 5:34-35
    2 verses
    71%

    34 Jesus replied, "Can you make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?

    35 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.

  • Luke 11:7
    71%

    7 And suppose the one inside answers, “Don’t bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up to give you anything.”

  • Matt 24:39
    70%

    39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

  • Mark 2:20
    70%

    20 'But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day.'

  • Matt 24:33
    70%

    33 In the same way, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.

  • John 10:2
    70%

    2 But the one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

  • Luke 12:45
    70%

    45 But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,