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andκαὶhe will setστήσειthe sheepτὰ πρόβαταatἐκhis right,δεξιῶν αὐτοῦbutδὲthe goatsτὰ ἐρίφιαatἐξthe left.εὐωνύμων
Matthew 25:33
Study it in the app“and he will set the sheep at his right, but the goats at the left.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:33, word by word
- he will setστήσειstēsei
set
To place someone somewhere, or fix something.
Where else “stēsei” appears- the sheepπρόβαταprobata
flock
The people a shepherd cares for, God's people.
Where else “probata” appears- his rightδεξιῶνdexiōn
right
Right (hand, side).
Where else “dexiōn” appears- the goatsἐρίφιαeriphia
young goat
Young goat, kid.
Where else “eriphia” appears- the leftεὐωνύμωνeuōnymōn
left
Left, the left hand.
Where else “euōnymōn” appears
The context
32And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another, just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;
33 · This verse (above)
34Then the King will say to those at his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
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?