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Soοὖνkeep watch,γρηγορεῖτεbecauseὅτιyou do notοὐκknowοἴδατεthe dayτὴν ἡμέρανorοὐδὲthe hour.τὴν ὥραν
Matthew 25:13
Study it in the app“So keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.”
Ten young women wait for the bridegroom: the kingdom calls for staying alertThe Kingdom of God
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:13, word by word
- keep watchγρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreite
be alert
To be alert and ready for when the Lord comes.
Where else “grēgoreite” appears- knowοἴδατεoidate
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidate” appears- the dayἡμέρανhēmeran
judgment day
The day of the Lord, when God judges the world.
Where else “hēmeran” appears- the hourὥρανhōran
moment
The instant set by God, like that of Jesus' death.
Where else “hōran” appears
The context
12But he answered, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’
13 · This verse (above)
14For it is just as a man going on a journey called his own slaves and handed over to them his possessions.
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?