Matthew 25:6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to mee…”

Matthew 25:6

At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

World English Bible

But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’

American Standard Version

But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him.

Geneva Bible 1599

And at midnight there was a crie made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth: goe out to meete him.

Darby Translation

But in [the] middle of [the] night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom; go forth to meet him.

Young's Literal Translation

and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.

Bible in Basic English

But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him.

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Cross references

“at”

Matthew 24:44 Mark 13:33–37 Luke 12:20 Luke 12:38–40 Luke 12:46 1 Thessalonians 5:1–3

Matthew 24:44 · BSB

For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

Mark 13:33–37 · BSB

Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.

Luke 12:20 · BSB

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

Luke 12:38–40 · BSB

Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

Luke 12:46 · BSB

The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

1 Thessalonians 5:1–3 · BSB

Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you.

“a cry”

2 Peter 3:10 Matthew 24:31 1 Thessalonians 4:16 John 5:28 John 5:29

2 Peter 3:10 · BSB

But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

Matthew 24:31 · BSB

And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

1 Thessalonians 4:16 · BSB

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

John 5:28 · BSB

Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice

John 5:29 · BSB

and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

“Behold”

Matthew 25:31 Psalm 98:9 2 Thessalonians 1:7–10 Psalm 50:3–6 Psalm 96:13 Jude 1:14

Matthew 25:31 · BSB

When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.

Psalm 98:9 · BSB

before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.

2 Thessalonians 1:7–10 · BSB

and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels

Psalm 50:3–6 · BSB

Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.

Psalm 96:13 · BSB

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.

Jude 1:14 · BSB

Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones

“go”

Matthew 25:1 Isaiah 25:9 Amos 4:12 Revelation 19:7–9 Malachi 3:1 Malachi 3:2

Matthew 25:1 · BSB

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Isaiah 25:9 · BSB

And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

Amos 4:12 · BSB

“Therefore, that is what I will do to you, O Israel, and since I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!

Revelation 19:7–9 · BSB

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.

Malachi 3:1 · BSB

“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of…

Malachi 3:2 · BSB

But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

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

In context

5When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

7Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

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