Matthew 25:5

New American Bible - revised edition

Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 3:1

W On my bed at night I sought him whom my soul loves— I sought him but I did not find him.

Song of Solomon 5:2

W I was sleeping, but my heart was awake. The sound of my lover knocking! “Open to me, my sister, my friend, my dove, my perfect one! For my head is wet with dew, my hair, with the moisture of the night.”

Song of Solomon 5:3

I have taken off my robe, am I then to put it on? I have bathed my feet, am I then to soil them?

Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision is a witness for the appointed time, a testimony to the end; it will not disappoint. If it delays, wait for it, it will surely come, it will not be late.

Matthew 24:48

But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is long delayed,’

Matthew 25:19

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

Matthew 25:4

but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.

Matthew 25:6

At midnight, there was a cry, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

Matthew 26:40

When he returned to his disciples he found them asleep. He said to Peter, “So you could not keep watch with me for one hour?

Matthew 26:43

Then he returned once more and found them asleep, for they could not keep their eyes open.

Luke 1:21

Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah and were amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary.

Luke 12:45

But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk,

Luke 18:8

I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector.

Luke 20:9

Then he proceeded to tell the people this parable. “[A] man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and then went on a journey for a long time.

Romans 13:11

And do this because you know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed;

Ephesians 5:14

for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore, it says: “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for [someone] to devour.

Revelation 2:25

except that you must hold fast to what you have until I come.