On my bed by night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not.
Matthew 25:5 - English Standard Version 2016 As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition While the bridegroom lingered and was slow in coming, they all began nodding their heads, and they fell asleep. American Standard Version (1901) Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. Common English Bible “When the groom was late in coming, they all became drowsy and went to sleep. Catholic Public Domain Version Since the bridegroom was delayed, they all fell asleep, and they were sleeping. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept. |
On my bed by night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not.
I slept, but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking. “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my perfect one, for my head is wet with dew, my locks with the drops of the night.”
I had put off my garment; how could I put it on? I had bathed my feet; how could I soil them?
For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.
Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’
And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour?
And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple.
But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while.
Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.