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and He will separate them from one another, just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; <a href="/nasb/matthew/25.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; <a href="/nasb77/matthew/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; <a href="/lsb/matthew/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; <a href="/amp/matthew/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a> All the nations will be gathered before Him [for judgment]; and He will separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats; <a href="/csb/matthew/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. <a href="/asv/matthew/25.htm">American Standard Version</a> and before him shall be gathered all the nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats; <a href="/cev/matthew/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The people of all nations will be brought before him, and he will separate them, as shepherds separate their sheep from their goats. <a href="/erv/matthew/25.htm">English Revised Version</a> and before him shall be gathered all the nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats: <a href="/gwt/matthew/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The people of every nation will be gathered in front of him. He will separate them as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. <a href="/gnt/matthew/25.htm">Good News Translation</a> and the people of all the nations will be gathered before him. Then he will divide them into two groups, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. <a href="/isv/matthew/25.htm">International Standard Version</a> All the nations will be assembled in front of him, and he will cull them out, one from another, like a shepherd separates sheep from goats. <a href="/msb/matthew/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. <a href="/net/matthew/25.htm">NET Bible</a> All the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. <a href="/nheb/matthew/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. <a href="/wbt/matthew/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: <a href="/wey/matthew/25.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and all the nations will be gathered into His presence. And He will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; <a href="/web/matthew/25.htm">World English Bible</a> Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and all the nations will be gathered together before Him, and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, <a href="/blb/matthew/25.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And all the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. <a href="/ylt/matthew/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and gathered together before him shall be all the nations, and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd doth separate the sheep from the goats, <a href="/slt/matthew/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And all nations shall be gathered together before him, and he shall separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the kids.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And all nations shall be gathered together before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats: <a href="/cpdv/matthew/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And all the nations shall be gathered together before him. And he shall separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. <a href="/nabre/matthew/25.htm">New American Bible</a> and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And all nations will gather before him; and he will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/25.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And all the nations will be assembled before him and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd who separates sheep from goats.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/25.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and all nations shall be gathered before him; and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats. <a href="/godbey/matthew/25.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>and all nations shall be gathered before Him: and He will separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats:<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/25.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and before him shall all the nations be gathered together; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats: <a href="/mace/matthew/25.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then all nations shall be assembled before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats. <a href="/wey/matthew/25.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and all the nations will be gathered into His presence. And He will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; <a href="/worrell/matthew/25.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>and there will be gathered before Him all the nations; and He will separate them one from another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/25.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>and all nations shall be assembled before Him; and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats:<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/25-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=7735" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/25.htm">The Sheep and the Goats</a> 31When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. 32<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-NNP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">All</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1484.htm" title="1484: ethnē (N-NNP) -- Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.">nations</a> <a href="/greek/4863.htm" title="4863: synachthēsontai (V-FIP-3P) -- From sun and ago; to lead together, i.e. Collect or convene; specially, to entertain.">will be gathered</a> <a href="/greek/1715.htm" title="1715: emprosthen (Prep) -- From en and pros; in front of (literally or figuratively) or time).">before</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/873.htm" title="873: aphorisei (V-FIA-3S) -- To rail off, separate, place apart. From apo and horizo; to set off by boundary, i.e. limit, exclude, appoint, etc.">He will separate</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">the people</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: ap’ (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses."></a> <a href="/greek/240.htm" title="240: allēlōn (RecPro-GMP) -- One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.">one from another,</a> <a href="/greek/5618.htm" title="5618: hōsper (Adv) -- Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like.">as</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4166.htm" title="4166: poimēn (N-NMS) -- A shepherd; hence met: of the feeder, protector, and ruler of a flock of men. Of uncertain affinity; a shepherd.">a shepherd</a> <a href="/greek/873.htm" title="873: aphorizei (V-PIA-3S) -- To rail off, separate, place apart. From apo and horizo; to set off by boundary, i.e. limit, exclude, appoint, etc.">separates</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4263.htm" title="4263: probata (N-ANP) -- A sheep. Probably neuter of a presumed derivative of probaino; something that walks forward, i.e., a sheep.">sheep</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2056.htm" title="2056: eriphōn (N-GMP) -- A goat. Perhaps from the same as erion; a kid or goat.">goats.</a> 33He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12-15</a> And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. / Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire. ... <a href="/matthew/13-49.htm">Matthew 13:49-50</a> So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous / and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. <a href="/ezekiel/34-17.htm">Ezekiel 34:17-22</a> This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats. / Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? / Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied?’ ... <a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Daniel 7:9-10</a> As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. / A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened. <a href="/revelation/14-14.htm">Revelation 14:14-20</a> And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. / Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.” / So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested. ... <a href="/joel/3-12.htm">Joel 3:12-14</a> Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side. / Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great. / Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. <a href="/romans/14-10.htm">Romans 14:10-12</a> Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. / It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.” / So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a> For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad. <a href="/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22-29</a> Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son, / so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. / Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life. ... <a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a> For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.” <a href="/psalms/96-13.htm">Psalm 96:13</a> before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness. <a href="/psalms/98-9.htm">Psalm 98:9</a> before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity. <a href="/zechariah/14-5.htm">Zechariah 14:5</a> You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him. <a href="/malachi/3-18.htm">Malachi 3:18</a> So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.” <a href="/1_peter/4-5.htm">1 Peter 4:5</a> But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats:before.<a href="/psalms/96-13.htm">Psalm 96:13</a> Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.<a href="/psalms/98-9.htm">Psalm 98:9</a> Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.<a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Acts 17:30,31</a> And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: … he shall separate.<a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a> Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.<a href="/matthew/13-42.htm">Matthew 13:42,43,49</a> And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth… <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5</a> Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.as.<a href="/psalms/78-52.htm">Psalm 78:52</a> But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.<a href="/john/10-14.htm">John 10:14,27</a> I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/2-4.htm">Divideth</a> <a href="/matthew/24-28.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/matthew/2-6.htm">Keeper</a> <a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/nahum/1-13.htm">Parted</a> <a href="/matthew/24-39.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/matthew/19-6.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-7.htm">Separates</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-7.htm">Separateth</a> <a href="/matthew/18-13.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/11-22.htm">Divideth</a> <a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/matthew/25-33.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/matthew/26-31.htm">Keeper</a> <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/matthew/27-35.htm">Parted</a> <a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/mark/10-9.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/numbers/6-5.htm">Separates</a> <a href="/genesis/1-4.htm">Separateth</a> <a href="/matthew/25-33.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/matthew/26-31.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 25</div>1. <a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">The parable of the ten virgins,</a> 14. <a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">and of the talents.</a> 31. <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Also the description of the last judgment.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/25.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/25.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>All the nations will be gathered before Him This phrase indicates a universal gathering, suggesting the inclusivity of Christ's judgment. The term "nations" (Greek: ethnē) often refers to Gentiles, but in this context, it encompasses all people groups, both Jews and Gentiles. This gathering is eschatological, pointing to the end times when Christ returns as the Judge. The imagery of gathering is reminiscent of Old Testament prophecies, such as <a href="/joel/3-2.htm">Joel 3:2</a>, where God gathers nations for judgment. It underscores the authority of Christ, who is central to the final judgment, fulfilling prophecies like <a href="/daniel/7-14.htm">Daniel 7:14</a>, where the Son of Man is given dominion over all peoples.and He will separate the people one from another The act of separation highlights the discernment and authority of Christ. This separation is not arbitrary but based on divine criteria, reflecting the moral and spiritual state of individuals. The imagery of separation is consistent with other biblical teachings, such as the parable of the wheat and the tares (<a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a>), where the righteous and the wicked are distinguished. This separation underscores the personal nature of judgment, where each individual is accountable before God.as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats The metaphor of a shepherd is rich with biblical significance. Shepherds were common in ancient Israel, and their role was to care for and protect the flock. In this context, the shepherd's task of separating sheep from goats is a familiar image, as sheep and goats often grazed together but were separated at night. Sheep, in biblical symbolism, often represent the righteous or faithful (<a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1</a>, <a href="/john/10-14.htm">John 10:14</a>), while goats can symbolize the unrighteous or those who reject God. This imagery is consistent with Jesus' role as the Good Shepherd (<a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>), who knows His sheep and is able to discern their true nature. The separation signifies the final judgment, where Christ distinguishes between those who have followed Him and those who have not, fulfilling the prophetic and typological roles attributed to Him throughout Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this parable, who is also the judge in the account. He is depicted as the shepherd who separates the sheep from the goats. 2. <a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a> Refers to all the peoples of the world who will be gathered before Christ for judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sheep.htm">Sheep</a> Symbolically represents the righteous who follow Christ and live according to His teachings. 4. <a href="/topical/g/goats.htm">Goats</a> Symbolically represents those who do not follow Christ and fail to live according to His teachings. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a> The event where Christ will separate individuals based on their faith and actions, akin to a shepherd separating sheep from goats.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_judgment.htm">The Universality of Judgment</a> All nations and peoples will be gathered before Christ, emphasizing the universal scope of His judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_christ_as_judge.htm">The Role of Christ as Judge</a> Jesus, as the Good Shepherd, has the authority to judge and separate based on righteousness and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_living.htm">The Importance of Righteous Living</a> The separation of sheep and goats underscores the importance of living a life that reflects Christ's teachings and love. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_works.htm">Faith and Works</a> This passage highlights that true faith is evidenced by actions, as the sheep are identified by their righteous deeds. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_consequences.htm">Eternal Consequences</a> The separation signifies eternal destinies, urging believers to live with an eternal perspective in mind.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 25</a> <a href="/q/who_are_the_lost_sheep_of_israel.htm">Who are the lost sheep of Israel?</a> <a href="/q/what_actions_do_angels_perform.htm">Is Jesus the ultimate judge of humanity?</a> <a href="/q/does_matthew_18_12-14_defy_shepherd_norms.htm">Matthew 18:12-14 - Does the parable of leaving ninety-nine sheep for one contradict practical shepherding and ancient Near Eastern practices?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_matthew_25_stress_good_works.htm">Why does Matthew 25 appear to emphasize good works (Matthew 25:31-46) when other passages stress faith alone (e.g., Romans 3:28)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) Before him shall be gathered all nations.--Better, all the nations, or even better, perhaps, all the Gentiles. The word is that which, when used, as here, with the article, marks out, with scarcely an exception, the heathen nations of the world as distinguished from God's people Israel (as, e.g., in <a href="/context/romans/15-11.htm" title="And again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; and laud him, all you people.">Romans 15:11-12</a>; <a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm" title="Why remember, that you being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;">Ephesians 2:11</a>). The word, thus taken, serves as the key to the distinctive teaching that follows. We have had in this chapter, (1) in the Wise and Foolish Virgins, the law of judgment for all members of the Church of Christ; (2) in the Talents, that for all who hold any office or ministry in the Church: now we have (3) the law by which those shall be judged who have lived and died as heathens, not knowing the name of Christ, and knowing God only as revealed in Nature or in the law written in their hearts. Every stage in what follows confirms this interpretation.As a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats.--Elsewhere the shepherd's work is the symbol of protective, self-sacrificing love, and, as such, our Lord had emphatically claimed for Himself the title of the Good Shepherd (<a href="/john/10-14.htm" title="I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.">John 10:14</a>). Here we are reminded that even the shepherd has at times to execute the sentence of judgment which involves separation. The "right" hand and the "left" are used, according to the laws of what we might almost call a natural symbolism, as indicating respectively good and evil, acceptance and rejection.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 32. - Shall be gathered (<a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a>). The angels shall gather them, the dead being first raised to life. All (τὰ, the) nations. Not the heathen only, but all mankind (see preliminary note). The criteria upon which the judgment proceeds, in the following verses, seem to imply that all men have the opportunity of receiving or rejecting the gospel (<a href="/matthew/24-14.htm">Matthew 24:14</a>; <a href="/mark/13-10.htm">Mark 13:10</a>; <a href="/romans/11-32.htm">Romans 11:32</a>). How this can apply to those who died before the incarnation of Christ and the consequent evangelization of the world, we know not, though we may believe that, ere the end comes, Christ will have been preached in every quarter of the globe. That some process of enlightenment goes on in the unseen world we learn from the mysterious passage, <a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm">1 Peter 3:18-20</a>; but we have no reason to suppose that probation is extended to the other life, or that souls will there have the offer of accepting or repelling the claims of Jesus (but see <a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10</a>; <a href="/1_peter/4-6.htm">1 Peter 4:6</a>). By describing mankind as "all the nations," Christ shows the minute particularity of the judgment, which will enter into distinctions of country, race, etc., and while it is universal will be strictly impartial. He is the Shepherd of all mankind, whether considered as sheep or goats, and can therefore distinguish and class them perfectly. Those who have never heard of Christ (if such there shall be) can be tried only by the standard of natural religion (<a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Romans 1:20</a>). Shall separate them (αὐτοὺς). Individuals of all the nations. Hitherto good and bad had been mingled together, often indistinguishable by man's eye or judgment; now an eternal distinction is made by an unerring hand (<a href="/matthew/13-49.htm">Matthew 13:49</a>). The ideals already found in <a href="/ezekiel/34-17.htm">Ezekiel 34:17</a>, "Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats." As a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. The flocks of sheep and goats generally keep together during the day (<a href="/genesis/30-33.htm">Genesis 30:33</a>), but are separated at night or when being driven. The Syrian goat is usually black. The Lord delights in employing simple pastoral illustrations in his teaching. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/25-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>All πάντα (panta) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the τὰ (ta) Article - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. nations ἔθνη (ethnē) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1484.htm">Strong's 1484: </a> Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. will be gathered συναχθήσονται (synachthēsontai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4863.htm">Strong's 4863: </a> From sun and ago; to lead together, i.e. Collect or convene; specially, to entertain. before ἔμπροσθεν (emprosthen) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1715.htm">Strong's 1715: </a> From en and pros; in front of (literally or figuratively) or time). Him, αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. He will separate ἀφορίσει (aphorisei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_873.htm">Strong's 873: </a> To rail off, separate, place apart. From apo and horizo; to set off by boundary, i.e. limit, exclude, appoint, etc. [the people] αὐτοὺς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. one from another, ἀλλήλων (allēlōn) Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_240.htm">Strong's 240: </a> One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another. as ὥσπερ (hōsper) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5618.htm">Strong's 5618: </a> Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like. a shepherd ποιμὴν (poimēn) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4166.htm">Strong's 4166: </a> A shepherd; hence met: of the feeder, protector, and ruler of a flock of men. Of uncertain affinity; a shepherd. separates ἀφορίζει (aphorizei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_873.htm">Strong's 873: </a> To rail off, separate, place apart. From apo and horizo; to set off by boundary, i.e. limit, exclude, appoint, etc. the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sheep πρόβατα (probata) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4263.htm">Strong's 4263: </a> A sheep. Probably neuter of a presumed derivative of probaino; something that walks forward, i.e., a sheep. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. goats. ἐρίφων (eriphōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2056.htm">Strong's 2056: </a> A goat. 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