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Andδὲas the bridegroomτοῦ νυμφίουwas delayed,χρονίζοντοςthey allπᾶσαιbecame drowsyἐνύσταξανandκαὶwere sleeping.ἐκάθευδον
Matthew 25:5
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With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:5, word by word
- as the bridegroomνυμφίουnymphiou
bridegroom
Bridegroom.
Where else “nymphiou” appears- was delayedχρονίζοντοςchronizontos
delay, be long
Delay, be long in coming, take time.
Where else “chronizontos” appears- became drowsyἐνύσταξανenystaxan
doze
To nod off with sleepiness.
Where else “enystaxan” appears- were sleepingἐκάθευδονekatheudon
sleep
To rest with closed eyes through the night.
Where else “ekatheudon” appears
The context
4but the wise took oil in flasks with their lamps.
5 · This verse (above)
6But in the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Look, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’
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?