Matthew 25:1

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.

Cross References

Psalm 45:14

in many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions, her escort, in her train.

Song of Solomon 1:3

your anointing oils are fragrant, your name is oil poured out; therefore the maidens love you.

Song of Solomon 5:16

His speech is most sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Song of Solomon 5:8

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, that you tell him I am sick with love.

Isaiah 54:5

For your Maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called.

Daniel 2:44

And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand for ever;

Matthew 13:24

Another parable he put before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field;

Matthew 13:31

Another parable he put before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field;

Matthew 13:38

the field is the world, and the good seed means the sons of the kingdom; the weeds are the sons of the evil one,

Matthew 13:47

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind;

Matthew 20:1

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

Matthew 22:2

“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son,

Matthew 25:7

Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps.

Matthew 3:2

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 9:15

And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come, when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

John 18:3

So Judas, procuring a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

John 3:29

He who has the bride is the bridegroom; the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice; therefore this joy of mine is now full.

Acts 20:8

There were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered.

1 Corinthians 11:2

I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I have delivered them to you.

2 Corinthians 11:2

I feel a divine jealousy for you, for I betrothed you to Christ to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.

2 Timothy 4:8

Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

Titus 2:13

awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

Revelation 14:4

It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are chaste; it is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes; these have been redeemed from mankind as first fruits for God and the Lamb,

Revelation 19:7

Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready;

Revelation 21:2

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband;

Revelation 21:9

Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues, and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

Revelation 4:5

From the throne issue flashes of lightning, and voices and peals of thunder, and before the throne burn seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God;

Revelation 8:10

The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the fountains of water.