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Andδὲlaterὕστερονthe otherαἱ λοιπαὶvirginsπαρθένοιalsoκαὶcome,ἔρχονταιsaying,λέγουσαι‘Lord,ΚύριεLord,κύριεopenἄνοιξονto us.’ἡμῖν
Matthew 25:11
Study it in the app“And later the other virgins also come, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’”
Ten young women wait for the bridegroom: the kingdom calls for staying alertThe Kingdom of God
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:11, word by word
- laterὕστερονhysteron
later, last
Later, last; "afterward", "at last".
Where else “hysteron” appears- the otherλοιπαὶloipai
rest
What remains of a group, those not yet named.
Where else “loipai” appears- virginsπαρθένοιparthenoi
virgin
Virgin: a young woman who has not had relations with a man; also, of men, one who has kept himself pure.
Where else “parthenoi” appears- comeἔρχονταιerchontai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchontai” appears- sayingλέγουσαιlegousai
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legousai” appears- ‘LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- openἄνοιξονanoixon
open
Open.
Where else “anoixon” appears
The context
10And 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.
11 · This verse (above)
12But he answered, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’
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?