Matthew 25:32 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: ”

Matthew 25:32 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And before him ... - At his coming to judgment the world will be burned up, 2 Peter 3:10 , 2 Peter 3:12 ; Revelation 20:11 . The dead in Christ that is, all true Christians - will be raised up...
Matthew 25:32 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Day of Judgment (Mt. only). Though the nations are gathered before the Son of Man as judge, they pass into the background in the trial which is really that of the Christian Church, unless indee...
Matthew 25:32 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

shall be gathered all nations. There is no resurrection here. Therefore no reference to Revelation 20 . The gathering is to be on earth ( Isaiah 34:1 ; Isaiah 34:2 . Joel 3:1 ; Joel 3:2 ; Joel...
Matthew 25:32 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

32. And all nations shall be assembled before him. He employs large and splendid titles for extolling his kingdom, that the disciples may learn to expect a different kind of happiness from w...
Matthew 25:32 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: All nations - Literally, all the nations - all the Gentil...
Matthew 25:32 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

When the Son of man shall come, &c.— Our Saviour begins here his third parable, which is agreeable to the language of the Old Testament, in which good men are compared to sheep, on account...
Matthew 25:32 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And before him shall be gathered all nations, х p...
Matthew 25:32 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Ten Viegins. The Talents. The Sheep and the Goats The whole of this a, which is entirely concerned with the Second Advent, and contains some of the most striking of all Christ's sayings, is pe...
Matthew 25:32 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Before him shall be gathered all nations. — Better, all the nations, or even better, perhaps, all the Gentiles. The word is that which, when used, as here, with the article, marks out, with sca...
Matthew 25:32 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 18 The Prophecy on the Mount - Matthew 24:1-51 & Matthew 25:1-46 WE have seen that though the Saviour's public ministry is now closed, He still has a private ministry to discharge...
Matthew 25:32 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Serve Christ by Serving Others Matthew 25:31-46 We are called to watch the procedure of God's moral government. This is primarily a forecast of the judgment of the nations, Matthew 25:32 . I...
Matthew 25:32 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

"Then." This gives us the time in which the Kingdom of Heaven will be likened unto ten virgins. That Kingdom passes through many phases, but just before the coming of the King this will be its charac...
Matthew 25:32 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: (32) And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separat...
Matthew 25:32 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And before him shall be gathered all nations ..... That is, all that have professed the Christian religion in all the nations of the world, whether Jews or Gentiles, high or low, rich or poor, wise...
Matthew 25:32 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: Ver. 32. And before him shall be gathered all ] Then...
Matthew 25:32 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Before him shall be gathered all nations That is, all the individuals of all nations and ages; not only all that are found alive at the time of his appearing, and are changed in a moment, and rende...
Matthew 25:32 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

"Then," that is, at the time when things must be brought to their proper conclusion, "shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins." These take lamps to go forth to meet the bridegroom. Th...
Matthew 25:32 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Process of the Last Judgment. 31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he s...
Matthew 25:32 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 25:33 " .
Matthew 25:32 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“And before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.” From His throne He surveys ‘all nations'. These inc...
Matthew 25:32 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 25:31 . When the Son of man shall come , etc.—The paragraph, Matthew 25:31-46 , is not a parable, as some, inclusive of Townsend and Olshausen, have supposed, but a proph...
Matthew 25:32 - Scofield Reference Notes

And before him This judgment is to be distinguished from the judgment of the great white throne. Here there is no resurrection; the persons judged are living nations; no books are opened; thre...
Matthew 25:32 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 25:31-33 I. When we turn to the Book of God in order to learn what particulars are revealed to us respecting the awful coming of the Lord, the first thing which strikes us is its suddennes...
Matthew 25:32 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 25:1 . Ten virgins took their lamps to meet the bridegroom. Homer names the like custom among the Greeks, of the bridegroom being preseded by virgins bearing lighted torches. The virgins r...
Matthew 25:32 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 25:1-40 Parable of the ten virgins. (Peculiar to St. Matthew.) This parable, as a continuation of the teaching of the last chapter, sets forth the necessity of having a...
Matthew 25:32 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Last Judgment.
Matthew 25:32 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 4:5 ; 2 Corinthians 5:10 ; Acts 17:30 ; Acts 17:31 ; Ezekiel 20:38 ; Ezekiel 34:17-22 ; John 10:14 ; John 10:27 ; Malachi 3:18 ; Matthew 13:42 ; Matthew 13:43 ; Matthew 13:4...

Matthew 25:32 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 25:32 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:32 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 25:32 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:32 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 25:32 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 25:32 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 25:32 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:32 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 25:32 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 25:32 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 25:32 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 25:32 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 25:32 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 25:32 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 25:32 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 25:32 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:32 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 25:32 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 25:32 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:32 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 25:32 - Scofield Reference Notes

Matthew 25:32 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 25:32 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 25:32 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 25:32 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 25:32 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge