Matthew 25:1

Easy To Read Version

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten girls that went to wait for the bridegroom. {\cf2\super [383]} They brought their lamps with them.

Cross References

Psalm 45:14

The bride in her beautiful clothes,\par is led to the king,\par her bridesmaids following behind her.\par

Isaiah 54:5

Why? Because your husband {\cf2\super [429]} \par is the One (God) who made you.\par His name is the Lord All-Powerful.\par He is the Protector {\cf2\super [430]} of Israel.\par He is the Holy One of Israel.\par And he will be called\par the God of all the earth!\par

Daniel 2:44

“During the time of the kings \{of the fourth kingdom\}, the God of heaven will set up another kingdom. This kingdom will continue forever! It will never be destroyed! And it will be the kind of kingdom that can’t be passed on to another group of people. This kingdom will crush all those other kingdoms. It will bring those kingdoms to an end. But that kingdom itself will continue forever.

Matthew 13:24

Then Jesus used another story to teach them. Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man that planted good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:31

Then Jesus told the people another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed. A person plants that seed in his field.

Matthew 13:38

The field is the world. The good seed are all of God’s children in the kingdom. The weeds are those people that belong to the Evil One (the devil).

Matthew 13:47

“Also, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was put into the lake. The net caught many different kinds of fish.

Matthew 20:1

“The kingdom of heaven is like a man that owned some land. The man grew grapes on his land. One morning, the man went out very early to hire some other people to work in his field.

Matthew 22:2

“The kingdom of heaven is like a king that prepared a wedding dinner for his son.

Matthew 25:7

“Then all the girls woke up. The girls made their lamps ready.

Matthew 3:2

John said, “Change your hearts and lives, because the kingdom of heaven is coming soon.”

Matthew 5:16

In the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that people will see the good things you do. Live so that people will praise your Father in heaven.

Matthew 9:15

Jesus answered, “\{When there is a wedding,\} the friends of the bridegroom {\cf2\super [110]} are not sad while he is with them. But the time will come when the bridegroom will leave them. The friends are sad when the bridegroom leaves. Then they will fast. {\cf2\super [111]}

John 18:3

So Judas led a group of soldiers to the garden. Judas also brought some guards from the leading priests and the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [226]} They were carrying torches, lanterns, and weapons.

John 3:29

The bride always belongs to the bridegroom. {\cf2\super [55]} The friend that helps the bridegroom just waits and listens. He’s happy just to hear the bridegroom talk. That’s how I feel now. I’m so happy that he (Jesus) is here.

Acts 20:8

We were all together in a room upstairs, and there were many lights in the room.

1 Corinthians 11:2

I praise you because you remember me in all things. You follow closely the teachings that I gave you.

2 Corinthians 11:2

I feel jealousy for you. And this jealousy is a jealousy that comes from God. I promised to give you to Christ. Christ must be your only husband. I want to give you to Christ to be his pure bride. {\cf2\super [30]}

2 Timothy 4:8

Now, a crown (reward) is waiting for me. I will get that crown for being right with God. The Lord is the judge who judges rightly. He will give me the crown on that Day. {\cf2\super [21]} Yes! He will give that crown to me. He will give that crown to all people who have wanted him to come again and have waited for him.

Titus 2:13

We should live like that while we are waiting for the coming of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. He is our great hope, and he will come with glory.

Revelation 14:4

These 144,000 people are the ones who did not do wrong things with women. They kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb every place he goes. These 144,000 were redeemed (saved) from among the people of the earth. They are the first people to be offered to God and the Lamb.

Revelation 19:7

Let us rejoice and be happy\par and give God glory!\par Give God glory, because the wedding\par of the Lamb (Jesus) has come.\par And the Lamb’s bride (the church)\par has made herself ready.\par

Revelation 21:2

And I saw the holy city coming down out of heaven from God. This holy city is the new Jerusalem. {\cf2\super [157]} It was prepared like a bride dressed for her husband.

Revelation 21:9

One of the seven angels came to me. This was one of the angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last troubles. The angel said, “Come with me. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

Revelation 4:5

Lightning flashes and noises of thunder came from the throne. Before the throne there were seven lamps burning. These lamps are the seven Spirits of God.

Revelation 8:10

The third angel blew his trumpet. Then a large star, burning like a torch, fell from the sky. The star fell on one third of the rivers and on the springs of water.