Matthew 25:33 “He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.”

Matthew 25:33

He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

World English Bible

He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

American Standard Version

and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he shall set the sheepe on his right hand, and the goates on the left.

Darby Translation

and he will set the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on [his] left.

Young's Literal Translation

and he shall set the sheep indeed on his right hand, and the goats on the left.

Bible in Basic English

And he will put the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.

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Cross references

“the sheep”

Psalm 100:3 John 10:26–28 John 21:15–17 Psalm 95:7 Psalm 79:13

Psalm 100:3 · BSB

Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

John 10:26–28 · BSB

But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.

John 21:15–17 · BSB

When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”

Psalm 95:7 · BSB

For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,

Psalm 79:13 · BSB

Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; from generation to generation we will declare Your praise.

“his”

Psalm 45:9 Psalm 110:1 Mark 16:19 Ephesians 1:20 Hebrews 1:3 Genesis 48:17–19

Psalm 45:9 · BSB

The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.

Psalm 110:1 · BSB

The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

Mark 16:19 · BSB

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Ephesians 1:20 · BSB

which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

Hebrews 1:3 · BSB

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on h…

Genesis 48:17–19 · BSB

When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

32All 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.

34Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

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