Matthew 25:31–34
He says the Son of Man will come in his glory with all the angels and sit on his throne
Study it word by word31But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
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;
33and he will set the sheep at his right, but the goats at the left.
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.
In its context
29For to everyone who has more will be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
30And throw the worthless slave into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you welcomed me;
36naked, and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to me.’
Its words in the original
- ὍτανHotan· when, whenever
When, whenever.
- ἔλθῃelthēi· come, go
Come, arrive; go.
- υἱὸςhuios· son, Son
Son. Also descendant: "son of David" means one of King David's family, and is a title of the promised Messiah.
- ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou· human being, man
Human being, person, man (without distinguishing male or female).
- δόξῃdoxēi· glory
Glory: splendor, honor, the weight of God's presence.
- ἄγγελοιangeloi· messenger, angel
Messenger. When sent from heaven, an angel.
- τότεtote· then
Then, at that time.
- καθίσειkathisei· sit down
Sit down; also seat someone. A teacher taught sitting down.
- θρόνουthronou· throne
Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.
- συναχθήσονταιsynachthēsontai· gather
Gather, bring together.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthen· before, in front of
In front of, before.
- ἔθνηethnē· nation
Nation, people; in the plural, often the peoples who are not Israel.
- ἀφορίσειaphorisei· set apart, separate
Separate, set apart; also mark off by boundaries.
- ἀλλήλωνallēlōn· one another
One another, each other.
- ὥσπερhōsper· just as
Just as, in the same way as.
- ποιμὴνpoimēn· shepherd
Shepherd.
- πρόβαταprobata· sheep
Sheep.
- ἐρίφωνeriphōn· young goat
Young goat, kid.
- στήσειstēsei· stand, set
Stand, stand still, stop; also set, establish.
- δεξιῶνdexiōn· right
Right (hand, side).
- ἐρίφιαeriphia· young goat
Young goat, kid.
- εὐωνύμωνeuōnymōn· left
Left, the left hand.
- ἐρεῖerei· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- βασιλεὺςbasileus· king
King, one who reigns. In the Gospels, Jesus is the promised king of the Jews.
- ΔεῦτεDeute· come
Come! let's go!
- εὐλογημένοιeulogēmenoi· bless
Bless: speak well of someone; said of food, thank God for it.
- πατρόςpatros· father, Father
Father; also ancestor.
- κληρονομήσατεklēronomēsate· inherit
Inherit, receive as an inheritance; receive what God has promised.
- ἡτοιμασμένηνhētoimasmenēn· prepare
Prepare, make ready.
- βασιλείανbasileian· kingdom
Kingdom: the reign of a king and the place where he reigns. "The kingdom of heaven" is the reign of God.
- καταβολῆςkatabolēs· foundation
Foundation, beginning.
- κόσμουkosmou· world
World: what God created; also humanity, and humanity living with its back turned to God.