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Thenτότεallπᾶσαιthoseἐκεῖναιvirginsαἱ παρθένοιgot upἠγέρθησανandκαὶtrimmedἐκόσμησανtheir lamps.τὰς λαμπάδας ἑαυτῶν
Matthew 25:7
Study it in the app“Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.”
Ten young women wait for the bridegroom: the kingdom calls for staying alertThe Kingdom of God
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:7, word by word
- Thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” 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- got upἠγέρθησανēgerthēsan
get up
To help someone stand, or to stand up.
Where else “ēgerthēsan” appears- trimmedἐκόσμησανekosmēsan
put in order
To set something straight.
Where else “ekosmēsan” appears- their lampsλαμπάδαςlampadas
torch, lamp
Lamp, torch.
Where else “lampadas” appears
The context
6But in the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Look, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’
7 · This verse (above)
8And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’
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?