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Andδὲwhile theyαὐτῶνwere going awayἀπερχομένωνto buy,ἀγοράσαιthe bridegroomὁ νυμφίοςcame,ἦλθενandκαὶthose who were readyαἱ ἕτοιμοιwent inεἰσῆλθονwithμετ’himαὐτοῦtoεἰςthe wedding feast,τοὺς γάμουςandκαὶthe doorἡ θύραwas shut.ἐκλείσθη
Matthew 25:10
Study it in the app“And while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.”
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With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:10, word by word
- were going awayἀπερχομένωνaperchomenōn
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “aperchomenōn” appears- to buyἀγοράσαιagorasai
buy
To give money in exchange for something, at the market or to its owner.
Where else “agorasai” appears- the bridegroomνυμφίοςnymphios
bridegroom
Bridegroom.
Where else “nymphios” appears- cameἦλθενēlthen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthen” appears- those who were readyἕτοιμοιhetoimoi
ready
Ready, prepared.
Where else “hetoimoi” appears- went inεἰσῆλθονeisēlthon
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eisēlthon” appears- the wedding feastγάμουςgamous
wedding feast
A wedding feast, with a banquet and guests.
Where else “gamous” appears- the doorθύραthyra
door
The opening that closes the entrance of a house, a room or a tomb.
Where else “thyra” appears- was shutἐκλείσθηekleisthē
shut, lock
Shut, lock.
Where else “ekleisthē” appears
The context
9But the wise answered, saying, ‘No; otherwise there will certainly not be enough for us and for you; go instead to those who sell and buy for yourselves.’
10 · This verse (above)
11And later the other virgins also come, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’
To study Matthew 25 in a group
1. What it says
What difference was there between the wise and the foolish virgins when the bridegroom came (vv. 3–10)?
2. What it means
What does Jesus teach by saying “as much as you did it to one of these my least brothers, you did it to me” (v. 40)?
3. How I live it
The King names simple things: food, water, clothing, a visit (vv. 35–36). To whom could you offer one of them this week?