On the left hand. The wicked.

You cursed. That is, you who are devoted to destruction, whose characters deserve everlastin…

You cursed — The omission of the words “of My Father,” which might have seemed necessary to complete the parallelism with Matthew …

Every word in the King’s sentence upon those on His left hand will strike terror into their hearts. Depart from me: to be banished from Ch…

Rabanus Maurus: After the parables about the end of the world, the Lord proceeds to describe the manner of the judgment to com…

The condemnation is even more awful than in 7:23. The “goats” are cursed: they are banished from the King’s presence and sent to the eternal fire. …

Depart from me, you cursed. He now comes to the reprobate, who are so intoxicated by their fading prosperity that they imagine they will a…

Then shall he also say unto them on his left hand
The goats, the foolish virgins, and slothful and wicked servants,<…

This is a description of the last judgment, serving as an explanation of the preceding parables. A judgment is coming in which everyone will be sen…

Above, the Lord set forth different parables pertaining to the Judgment; here, however, He openly deals with His Judgment. He does three things: