Matthew 25:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Matthew 25:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 25:1 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Matthew 25:1 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Matthew 25:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Matthew 25:1 — World English Bible

Matthew 25:1 ASV — 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. ”

Matthew 25:1 — American Standard Version

Matthew 25:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Matthew 25:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 25:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Matthew 25:1 — Darby Translation

Matthew 25:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the kingdome of heauen shalbe likened vnto tenne virgins, which tooke their lampes, and went foorth to meete the bridegrome.”

Matthew 25:1 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 25:1 in Context — 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.

2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Read the full chapter: Matthew 25 →

What Does Matthew 25:1 Mean?

Matthew 25:1 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free