Matthew 25:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

Now the husband was a long time in coming, and they all went to sleep.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 3:1

By night on my bed I was looking for him who is the love of my soul: I was looking for him, but I did not see him.

Song of Solomon 5:2

I am sleeping, but my heart is awake; it is the sound of my loved one at the door, saying, Be open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my very beautiful one; my head is wet with dew, and my hair with the drops of the night.

Song of Solomon 5:3

I have put off my coat; how may I put it on? My feet are washed; how may I make them unclean?

Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.

Matthew 24:48

But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;

Matthew 25:19

Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them.

Matthew 25:4

But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lights.

Matthew 25:6

But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him.

Matthew 26:40

And he comes to the disciples, and sees that they are sleeping, and says to Peter, What, were you not able to keep watch with me one hour?

Matthew 26:43

And he came again and saw them sleeping, for their eyes were tired.

Luke 1:21

And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time.

Luke 12:45

But if that servant says to himself, My lord is a long time coming; and goes about giving blows to the men-servants and the women-servants, feasting and taking overmuch wine;

Luke 18:8

I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?

Luke 20:9

And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.

Romans 13:11

See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.

Ephesians 5:14

For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.

1 Peter 5:8

Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;

Revelation 2:25

But what you have, keep safe till I come.