Ten virgins (δεκα παρθενοις). No special point in the number ten. The scene is apparently centered round the house of the bride to…

MATTHEW CHAPTER 25

Then shall the kingdom of heaven. See the notes on Matthew 3:2.

The phrase here refers to His coming on t…

Then shall the kingdom of heaven... — The three parables of this chapter appear here in close sequence to the great discourse of M…

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

And fi…

St. John Chrysostom: In the previous parable, the Lord described the punishment of the man who was violent, drunk, and wasted …

At the time of the return of the Son of Man, this parable will become relevant; the kingdom of heaven will become like the story of the ten virgins…

Then shall the kingdom of heaven. This term refers to the condition of the future Church, which was to be gathered by the authority and di…

Then shall the kingdom of heaven
The Gospel church state; (See Gill on Matthew 13:24) either as it would be…

The circumstances of the parable of the ten virgins were taken from the marriage customs among the Jews and explain the great day of Christ's comin…

Here, the discu ion concerned the Lord’s Coming for the Judgment; here, it concerns the Judgment itself. Therefore, this chapter is divided into tw…