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The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. <a href="/nlt/matthew/25.htm">New Living Translation</a> “But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked. <a href="/esv/matthew/25.htm">English Standard Version</a> And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. <a href="/bsb/matthew/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut. <a href="/blb/matthew/25.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the wedding feast. And the door was shut. <a href="/kjv/matthew/25.htm">King James Bible</a> And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/25.htm">New King James Version</a> And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the groom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut. <a href="/nasb/matthew/25.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut. <a href="/lsb/matthew/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut. <a href="/amp/matthew/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But while they were going away to buy oil, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut and locked. <a href="/csb/matthew/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “When they had gone to buy some, the groom arrived, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220When they had gone to buy some, the groom arrived. Then those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut. <a href="/asv/matthew/25.htm">American Standard Version</a> And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut. <a href="/cev/matthew/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> While the foolish ones were on their way to get some oil, the groom arrived. The five who were ready went into the wedding, and the doors were closed. <a href="/erv/matthew/25.htm">English Revised Version</a> And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut. <a href="/gwt/matthew/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "While they were buying oil, the groom arrived. The bridesmaids who were ready went with him into the wedding hall, and the door was shut. <a href="/gnt/matthew/25.htm">Good News Translation</a> So the foolish ones went off to buy some oil; and while they were gone, the bridegroom arrived. The five who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was closed. <a href="/isv/matthew/25.htm">International Standard Version</a> "While they were away buying it, the groom arrived. Those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet, and the door was closed. <a href="/msb/matthew/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut. <a href="/net/matthew/25.htm">NET Bible</a> But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut. <a href="/nheb/matthew/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. <a href="/wbt/matthew/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut. <a href="/wey/matthew/25.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "So they went to buy. But meanwhile the bridegroom came; those bridesmaids who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. <a href="/web/matthew/25.htm">World English Bible</a> While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the wedding feasts, and the door was shut; <a href="/blb/matthew/25.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the wedding feast. And the door was shut. <a href="/ylt/matthew/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut; <a href="/slt/matthew/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they, going to buy, the bridegroom came; and they prepared, went in with him to the nuptials; and the door was locked.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now whilst they went to buy, the bridegroom came: and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But while they were going to buy it, the groom arrived. And those who were prepared entered with him to the wedding, and the door was closed. <a href="/nabre/matthew/25.htm">New American Bible</a> While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready entered with him into the wedding house, and the door was locked. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/25.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And when they went to buy, the groom came and those who were ready entered with him into the wedding place, and the door was barred.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/25.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> While they were going to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage supper; and the door was closed. <a href="/godbey/matthew/25.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>And they going to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/25.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But while they were gone away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they who were prepared went in with him to the marriage-feast: and the door was shut. <a href="/mace/matthew/25.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and while they were gone to buy, the bridegroom came, and they that were ready, entred with him into the hall, and the door was shut. <a href="/wey/matthew/25.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "So they went to buy. But meanwhile the bridegroom came; those bridesmaids who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. <a href="/worrell/matthew/25.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>And, while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the ready ones went in with him to the marriage feast; and the door was shut.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/25.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and they that were ready went in with him to the wedding-<Fr>feast,<FR> and <Fr>then<FR> the door was shut.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/25-10.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=7529" 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 Parable of the Ten Virgins</a> …9‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ 10<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GF3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">while they</a> <a href="/greek/565.htm" title="565: Aperchomenōn (V-PPM/P-GFP) -- From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.">were on their way</a> <a href="/greek/59.htm" title="59: agorasai (V-ANA) -- To buy. From agora; properly, to go to market, i.e. to purchase; specially, to redeem.">to buy it,</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.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3566.htm" title="3566: nymphios (N-NMS) -- A bridegroom. From numphe; a bride-groom.">bridegroom</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: ēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To come, go. ">arrived.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hai (Art-NFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">Those who</a> <a href="/greek/2092.htm" title="2092: hetoimoi (Adj-NFP) -- Ready, prepared. From an old noun heteos; adjusted, i.e. Ready.">were ready</a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eisēlthon (V-AIA-3P) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">went in</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: met’ (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</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/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- 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/1062.htm" title="1062: gamous (N-AMP) -- A marriage, wedding, wedding-ceremony; plur: a wedding-feast. Of uncertain affinity; nuptials.">wedding banquet,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- 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/2374.htm" title="2374: thyra (N-NFS) -- (a) a door, (b) met: an opportunity. Apparently a primary word; a portal or entrance.">door</a> <a href="/greek/2808.htm" title="2808: ekleisthē (V-AIP-3S) -- To shut, shut up. A primary verb; to close.">was shut.</a> 11Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’…<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/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-9</a> Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints. / Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.” <a href="/luke/13-25.htm">Luke 13:25</a> After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ <a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21-23</a> Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. / Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ / Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’ <a href="/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7-8</a> To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open. / I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name. <a href="/matthew/24-44.htm">Matthew 24:44</a> For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-3</a> For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a> I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. <a href="/john/3-29.htm">John 3:29</a> The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. <a href="/matthew/22-1.htm">Matthew 22:1-14</a> Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables: / “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. / He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. ... <a href="/luke/12-35.htm">Luke 12:35-40</a> Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning. / Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once. / Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them. ... <a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Isaiah 62:5</a> For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you. <a href="/songs/3-11.htm">Song of Solomon 3:11</a> Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding—the day of his heart’s rejoicing. <a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm">Isaiah 26:20-21</a> Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed. / For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain. <a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16</a> And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in. <a href="/psalms/45-14.htm">Psalm 45:14-15</a> In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you. / They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.the bridegroom.<a href="/matthew/25-6.htm">Matthew 25:6</a> And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.<a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a> Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.<a href="/revelation/22-12.htm">Revelation 22:12,20</a> And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be… they.<a href="/matthew/25-20.htm">Matthew 25:20-23</a> And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more… <a href="/amos/8-12.htm">Amos 8:12,13</a> And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it… <a href="/luke/12-36.htm">Luke 12:36,37</a> And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately… and the.<a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16</a> And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.<a href="/numbers/14-28.htm">Numbers 14:28-34</a> Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: … <a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Psalm 95:11</a> Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/21-1.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/matthew/22-9.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/matthew/25-6.htm">Bridegroom</a> <a href="/matthew/25-7.htm">Bridesmaids</a> <a href="/matthew/25-9.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/matthew/24-33.htm">Door</a> <a href="/matthew/22-10.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/matthew/22-9.htm">Marriage-Feasts</a> <a href="/matthew/24-50.htm">Master</a> <a href="/matthew/25-5.htm">Meanwhile</a> <a href="/matthew/25-9.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-16.htm">Purchase</a> <a href="/matthew/25-7.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/matthew/25-7.htm">Virgins</a> <a href="/matthew/24-10.htm">Way</a> <a href="/matthew/22-12.htm">Wedding</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/26-47.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/mark/6-21.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/mark/2-19.htm">Bridegroom</a> <a href="/matthew/25-11.htm">Bridesmaids</a> <a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/matthew/25-11.htm">Door</a> <a href="/matthew/26-2.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/mark/12-25.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/matthew/22-2.htm">Marriage-Feasts</a> <a href="/matthew/25-19.htm">Master</a> <a href="/matthew/26-59.htm">Meanwhile</a> <a href="/mark/6-13.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">Purchase</a> <a href="/matthew/25-34.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/luke/3-20.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/matthew/25-11.htm">Virgins</a> <a href="/matthew/25-17.htm">Way</a> <a href="/mark/2-19.htm">Wedding</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>But while they were on their way to buy it This phrase highlights the urgency and unpreparedness of the foolish virgins. In the cultural context of first-century Jewish weddings, the bridegroom's arrival was often unpredictable, requiring the bridal party to be ready at any moment. The foolish virgins' decision to leave and buy oil signifies a lack of foresight and spiritual readiness. This can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual preparedness, emphasizing the importance of being ready for Christ's return, as echoed in other scriptures like <a href="/matthew/24-44.htm">Matthew 24:44</a>.the bridegroom arrived The arrival of the bridegroom symbolizes the second coming of Christ. In Jewish tradition, the bridegroom's coming was a time of joy and celebration, but it also required vigilance. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages that describe Christ as the bridegroom (e.g., <a href="/john/3-29.htm">John 3:29</a>, <a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7</a>). The suddenness of his arrival serves as a warning to always be prepared for the end times.Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet This phrase underscores the reward for those who are spiritually prepared. The wedding banquet is a common biblical metaphor for the Kingdom of Heaven (e.g., <a href="/revelation/19-9.htm">Revelation 19:9</a>). Those who are ready represent the faithful believers who have lived in anticipation of Christ's return. Their entry into the banquet signifies eternal fellowship with God, a theme prevalent throughout the New Testament.and the door was shut The closing of the door signifies finality and judgment. Once the door is shut, there is no further opportunity for the unprepared to enter, reflecting the irreversible nature of Christ's judgment at the end of times. This echoes the parable of the narrow door in <a href="/luke/13-25.htm">Luke 13:25</a>, where those who are not ready are left outside. It serves as a solemn reminder of the consequences of spiritual negligence and the urgency of repentance and faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_bridegroom.htm">The Bridegroom</a> Represents Jesus Christ, who will return at an unexpected time. In Jewish wedding customs, the bridegroom's arrival was a significant event, symbolizing the coming of the Messiah. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_virgins.htm">The Virgins</a> Symbolize believers who are waiting for Christ's return. The parable distinguishes between wise and foolish virgins, representing preparedness and lack thereof. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_wedding_banquet.htm">The Wedding Banquet</a> Represents the Kingdom of Heaven and the ultimate union of Christ with His Church. It is a place of joy and celebration for those who are prepared. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_oil.htm">The Oil</a> Symbolizes spiritual readiness and the presence of the Holy Spirit. The wise virgins had enough oil, indicating their preparedness and vigilance. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_shut_door.htm">The Shut Door</a> Represents the finality of judgment and the closing of the opportunity to enter the Kingdom once Christ returns.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/b/be_spiritually_prepared.htm">Be Spiritually Prepared</a> Just as the wise virgins were ready with their oil, believers must maintain a vibrant relationship with Christ and be filled with the Holy Spirit. <a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_readiness.htm">The Urgency of Readiness</a> The sudden arrival of the bridegroom highlights the importance of being prepared at all times, as the exact time of Christ's return is unknown. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unpreparedness.htm">The Consequences of Unpreparedness</a> The shut door serves as a solemn reminder of the consequences of spiritual negligence and the finality of judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_joy_of_the_kingdom.htm">The Joy of the Kingdom</a> The wedding banquet symbolizes the joy and fulfillment found in the Kingdom of Heaven, encouraging believers to look forward to this eternal celebration. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a> The parable suggests the importance of encouraging one another in faith and readiness, as the virgins were part of a community waiting together.<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/meaning_of_'many_are_called,_few_chosen'.htm">What does 'Many are called, few are chosen' mean?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_the_book_of_amos.htm">Are you prepared for the wedding feast properly?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_ten_virgins_parable_unclear.htm">Why does the parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25:1-13) assume a wedding custom that seems unfamiliar or historically unsubstantiated?</a> <a href="/q/does_2_thess._3_10_contradict_jesus.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:10 - Does telling the idle they 'shall not eat' contradict Jesus' teachings on charity and feeding the poor (e.g., Matthew 25)?</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>(10) While they went to buy.--The words imply that had they gone earlier, as the wise virgins, by hypothesis, had done, all would have been well. The mistake lay in their not having gone before. It is too late, in other words, to have recourse to the ordinary means of grace for the formation of character, to ordinances, sacraments, rules of life, at the moment of the crisis in personal or national life, which answers to the coming of the bridegroom. The door is then shut, and is no longer opened even to those who knock.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - While they went to buy. They followed the advice given them. Whether they were successful or not is left untold; the issue would have been the same in either case; their return would have been too late. The opportunity they had had was not properly used; when preparation was comparatively easy they had neglected to make it; they had been once converted, so to speak, and rested in that fact, and thought it sufficient for all time, omitting to seek for daily supplies of grace, and now they find themselves miserably deceived. There is a certain wilful forgetfulness and negligence which can never be remedied on this side the grave. They that were ready. The five wise virgins who had made provision for the meeting, had renewed the grace of God in their hearts, and kept it alive by diligence and perseverance, according to the apostle's counsel (<a href="/2_peter/1-4.htm">2 Peter 1:4-8</a>). Went in with him to the marriage (τοὺς γάμους, the marriage feast). They not only duly met the bridegroom on his way, but accompanied him into the joyful scene, the bridal feast, the type of all spiritual happiness (<a href="/revelation/19-9.htm">Revelation 19:9</a>). "This world," says 'Pirke Aboth,' "is like the vestibule, the world to come is like the dining chamber: prepare thyself in the vestibule, that thou mayest be able to enter into the dining chamber." Well says the Son of Sirach, "Let nothing hinder thee to pay thy vow in due time, and defer not until death to be justified" (Ecclus. 18:22). The door was shut (<a href="/luke/13-25.htm">Luke 13:25</a>). It is customary in the East, at great entertainments, to close the doors when all the guests are assembled. So at our universities, during the dinner hour, the gates of the colleges are always shut. Scott, in 'Old Mortality' (ch. 8. note), remarks that this custom was rigorously observed in Scotland. When the door is shut in the parable, there is no more entrance for any one. Trench quotes St. Augustine's saying, "Non inimicus intrat, nec amicus exit." Christ is the door by which our prayers reach God; through him alone they prevail; when this is closed the access to the heavenly throne is barred. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/25-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. [while] they αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 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. were on their way Ἀπερχομένων (Aperchomenōn) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_565.htm">Strong's 565: </a> From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively. to buy [it], ἀγοράσαι (agorasai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_59.htm">Strong's 59: </a> To buy. From agora; properly, to go to market, i.e. to purchase; specially, to redeem. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <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. bridegroom νυμφίος (nymphios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3566.htm">Strong's 3566: </a> A bridegroom. From numphe; a bride-groom. arrived. ἦλθεν (ēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. Those who αἱ (hai) Article - Nominative Feminine 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. were ready ἕτοιμοι (hetoimoi) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2092.htm">Strong's 2092: </a> Ready, prepared. From an old noun heteos; adjusted, i.e. Ready. went in εἰσῆλθον (eisēlthon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter. with μετ’ (met’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. 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. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative 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. wedding banquet, γάμους (gamous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1062.htm">Strong's 1062: </a> A marriage, wedding, wedding-ceremony; plur: a wedding-feast. Of uncertain affinity; nuptials. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <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. door θύρα (thyra) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2374.htm">Strong's 2374: </a> (a) a door, (b) met: an opportunity. Apparently a primary word; a portal or entrance. was shut. ἐκλείσθη (ekleisthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2808.htm">Strong's 2808: </a> To shut, shut up. 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