Matthew 25:5

Good News Translation

The bridegroom was late in coming, so they began to nod and fall asleep.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 3:1

Asleep on my bed, night after night I dreamed of the one I love; I was looking for him, but couldn't find him.

Song of Solomon 5:2

While I slept, my heart was awake. I dreamed my lover knocked at the door. Let me come in, my darling, my sweetheart, my dove. My head is wet with dew, and my hair is damp from the mist.

Song of Solomon 5:3

I have already undressed; why should I get dressed again? I have washed my feet; why should I get them dirty again?

Habakkuk 2:3

Put it in writing, because it is not yet time for it to come true. But the time is coming quickly, and what I show you will come true. It may seem slow in coming, but wait for it; it will certainly take place, and it will not be delayed.

Matthew 24:48

But if he is a bad servant, he will tell himself that his master will not come back for a long time,

Matthew 25:19

“After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.

Matthew 25:4

while the wise ones took containers full of oil for their lamps.

Matthew 25:6

“It was already midnight when the cry rang out, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come and meet him!’

Matthew 26:40

Then he returned to the three disciples and found them asleep; and he said to Peter, “How is it that you three were not able to keep watch with me for even one hour?

Matthew 26:43

He returned once more and found the disciples asleep; they could not keep their eyes open.

Luke 1:21

In the meantime the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he was spending such a long time in the Temple.

Luke 12:45

But if that servant says to himself that his master is taking a long time to come back and if he begins to beat the other servants, both the men and the women, and eats and drinks and gets drunk,

Luke 18:8

I tell you, he will judge in their favor and do it quickly. But will the Son of Man find faith on earth when he comes?”

Luke 20:9

Then Jesus told the people this parable: “There was once a man who planted a vineyard, rented it out to tenants, and then left home for a long time.

Romans 13:11

You must do this, because you know that the time has come for you to wake up from your sleep. For the moment when we will be saved is closer now than it was when we first believed.

Ephesians 5:14

for anything that is clearly revealed becomes light. That is why it is said, “Wake up, sleeper, and rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”

1 Peter 5:8

Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

Revelation 2:25

But until I come, you must hold firmly to what you have.