They all slumbered and slept (ενυσταξαν πασα κα εκαθευδον). They dropped off to sleep, nodded (ingressive aorist) and then went on…

The bridegroom tarried. That is, while they waited for him. It was uncertain at what time he would come. He delayed longer than they expec…

While the bridegroom tarried — Strictly speaking, the time described here includes the entire interval between our Lord’s Ascensio…

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

Both the wise and the foolish fell into a state that seemed alike in bot…

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

The “wise” (GK 5861) are called such because they are prepared for the bridegroom’s delayed coming. Both wise and “foolish” (GK 3704) wait and doze…

And while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. Some interpret this slumbering in a negative sense, as if believers, along…

While the bridegroom tarried
The space of time here referred to, is either from the ascension of Christ, to his coming to take…

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…