King James Version

Matthew 25:1

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “their own” (ἑαυτῶν) before went forth here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “meet” (ὑπάντησιν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of them” (αὐτῶν) before went forth here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “meet” (ἀπάντησιν) before the here.

ΤότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.Thenὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetaibe likenedὁμοιόω (homoioō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “be likened”, an action still aheadG3666I make like, liken; I compare.be likenedἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῶνouranōnheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.δέκαdekaunto tenδέκαadjective, dative, plural, feminine — “unto ten”, the to- or for-formG1176ten.unto tenπαρθένοιςparthenoisvirginsπαρθένος (parthenos)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “virgins”, the to- or for-formG3933a maiden, virgin; extended to men who have not known women.virginsαἵτινεςhaitineswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichλαβοῦσαιlabousaitookλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, feminine — “took”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.tookτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λαμπάδαςlampadaslampsλαμπάς (lampas)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “lamps”, the object formG2985a torch, lamp, lantern.lampsἑαυτῶνheautōnmyἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine — “my”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.ἐξῆλθονexēlthonand went forthἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “and went forth”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.and went forthεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ὑπάντησινhupantēsinto meetὑπάντησις (hupantēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “to meet”, the object formG5222a meeting.to meetτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νυμφίουnumphioubridegroomνυμφίος (numphios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “bridegroom”, the of-formG3566a bridegroom.the bridegroom

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτῶνautōntheirαὐτός (autos)reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, genitive, plural, feminine — “their”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἀπάντησινapantēsinto meetἀπάντησις (apantēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “to meet”, the object formG529the act of meeting, to meet (a phrase seemingly almost technical for the reception of a newly arrived official).This verse uses “meet”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;

World English Bible

“ Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom .

Darby Translation

Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be made like to ten virgins that having taken their torches, went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Douay-Rheims

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride.

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