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Matius 25:13

Karena itu, berjaga-jagalah, sebab kamu tidak tahu akan hari maupun akan saatnya."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bridegroom;   Fool;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Judgment;   Kingdom of Heaven;   Opportunity;   Probation;   Procrastination;   Reprobacy;   Resurrection;   Temptation;   Unfaithfulness;   Virgin;   Watchfulness;   Wisdom;   Women;   Scofield Reference Index - Parables;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;   Watchfulness;   The Topic Concordance - Alertness;   Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ;   Kingdom of God;   Knowledge;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Parables;   Watchfulness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Marriage;   Parable;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Marriage;   Sleep;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Fool, Foolishness, Folly;   Jesus Christ;   Second Coming of Christ;   Watchfulness;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Annihilation;   Holiness of God;   Joy;   Judgment, Last;   Meditation;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bride;   Hour;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kingdom of God;   Second Coming, the;   Woman;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Messiah;   Olives, Mount of;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Claims (of Christ);   Doctrines;   Eternal Punishment;   Evil (2);   Foolishness;   Hour;   Lazarus;   Marriage (I.);   Matthew, Gospel According to;   Paradox;   Parousia (2);   Readiness;   Selfishness;   Sleep;   Spiritualizing of the Parables;   Unity (2);   Watching;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Matthew, Gospel by;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Watch;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Papyrus;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;   Folly and Fool;   ḥuppah;   New Testament;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for October 16;   Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for September 6;   Every Day Light - Devotion for December 8;  

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Karena itu, berjaga-jagalah, sebab kamu tidak tahu akan hari maupun akan saatnya."
Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Sebab itu hendaklah kamu berjaga-jaga, karena tiada kamu ketahui akan hari atau waktunya."

Contextual Overview

1 Then shall the kyngdome of heauen be lykened vnto ten virgins, which toke their lampes, and went to meete the brydegrome. 2 But fyue of them were foolyshe, and fyue were wyse. 3 They that were foolyshe, toke their lampes, but toke none oyle with them: 4 But the wise, toke oyle in their vessels, with their lampes also. 5 Whyle the brydegrome taryed, they all slumbred and slept. 6 And euen at mydnyght, there was a crye made: beholde, the brydegrome commeth, go out to meete hym. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and prepared their lampes. 8 So the foolyshe sayde vnto the wyse: geue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are gone out. 9 But the wyse aunswered, saying: [not so] lest there be not inough for vs & you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and bye for your selues. 10 And whyle they went to bye, the brydegome came: and they that were redy, went in with hym, to ye maryage, and the gate was shut vp.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 24:42-44, Mark 13:33-37, Luke 21:36, Acts 20:31, 1 Corinthians 16:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:6, 2 Timothy 4:5, 1 Peter 4:7, 1 Peter 5:8, Revelation 16:15

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 1:26 - the likeness of a Matthew 10:23 - till Matthew 24:36 - General Matthew 24:44 - General Matthew 26:38 - tarry Matthew 26:41 - Watch Mark 13:32 - of Mark 14:38 - Watch Luke 12:40 - General 1 Thessalonians 5:2 - the day Revelation 3:2 - watchful Revelation 3:3 - know Revelation 14:7 - hour

Cross-References

Genesis 25:16
These are the sonnes of Ismael, and these are their names by theyr townes and castles, twelue princes of their housholdes.
Genesis 25:17
And these are the yeres of the lyfe of Ismael, an hundred and thirtie and seuen yere: and he waxing away, dyed, and was layed vnto his people.
Genesis 25:29
Iacob sodde pottage, and Esau came from the fielde, and was fayntie:
Genesis 25:31
And Iacob saide: sell me this day thy byrthryght.
Genesis 36:3
And Basemath Ismaels daughter, and sister of Nebaioth.
Psalms 120:5
Wo be vnto me that am constrayned to be conuersaunt in Mesech: and to dwell among the tentes of Cedar.
Song of Solomon 1:5
I am blacke (O ye daughters of Hierusalem) but yet fayre and well fauoured, like as the tentes of the Cedarenes, and as the hanginges of Solomon.
Isaiah 42:11
Let the wildernesse with the cities lift vp her voyce, the townes also that they of Cedar dwell in: let them be glad that sit vpon rockes of stone, and let them crye downe from the high mountaines,
Isaiah 60:7
All the cattell of Cedar shalbe gathered vnto thee, the rammes of Nabaioth shall serue thee to be offred acceptablie vpon mine aulter, and the house of my glory wyll I garnishe.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Watch therefore,.... In ordinances, in prayer, public and private, in hearing the word, at the Lord's supper, and in every religious exercise; over the heart, the thoughts and affections of it; over words, actions, life, and conversation; and against all sin and unbelief, Satan's temptations, the world, and its charms and snares, false teachers, and their doctrines, and for the bridegroom's coming. This is the use and application of the whole parable, and shows the general design of it; the reason to enforce watchfulness follows:

for ye know neither the day nor the hour; of death, or of judgment, or of the coming of the son of man, of one or the other; for it is added,

wherein the son of man cometh: that he will come is certain, and that quickly; the time is fixed, but when it will be is unknown; and therefore it becomes us to be our watch and guard. This last clause is not in the Vulgate Latin, nor in the Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, and was wanting in three of Beza's copies, but is in most Greek copies, and in Munster's Hebrew Gospel, and seems to be necessary.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Watch, therefore ... - This is the scope or design of the whole parable. This is the great truth that Christ wished to inculcate, and all parts of the parable are to be interpreted in reference to this admonition. Like the virgins, many are professedly going to meet the Bridegroom - the Lord Jesus Christ. Like the coming of the bridegroom, his advent will be sudden. It will be to many at an unexpected time. Many, even professing Christians, will be engaged in the business of the world; thoughtless about eternity; not expecting his approach, and not prepared. They will only profess to know him, but in works they will deny him. So death will come. All approaches of the Son of God to judge men are sudden, and to many unexpected. So many, when they shall see him coming, at death or the judgment, will begin, like the foolish virgins, to be active, and to prepare to die; but it will be too late. They that are ready will enter in, and heaven will be closed forever against all others. The “coming” of the Saviour is certain. The precise time “when” he will come is not certain. As the virgins should all have watched and been ready, so should we. They who are Christians should be ever watchful; and they who are not should lose no time to be ready, for in such an hour as they think not the Son of man shall come.

The Son of man cometh - This refers, doubtless, to his coming in the day of judgment. The circumstances of the parable do not seem at all to apply to his coming to destroy Jerusalem, but are aptly expressive of his advent to judge the world.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 25:13. Watch therefore — If to watch be to employ ourselves chiefly about the business of our salvation, alas! how few of those who are called Christians are there who do watch! How many who slumber! How many who are asleep! How many seized with a lethargy! How many quite dead!

Wherein the Son of man cometh. — These words are omitted by many excellent MSS., most of the versions, and several of the fathers. Griesbach has left them out of the text: Grotius, Hammond, Mill, and Bengel, approve of the omission.


 
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