Matthew 25:44 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? ”

Matthew 25:44 - 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 25:44 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

44. Then shall they also answer him. The same kind of striking delineation which Christ had formerly employed is now repeated, in order to inform the reprobate, that their vain excuses, by w...
Matthew 25:44 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Lord, when saw we thee an hunge...
Matthew 25:44 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Depart from me, ye cursed— What the wicked are here represented as answering, Matthew 25:44 perhaps may only intimate that such will be the language of their hearts; which Christ perceiving, will...
Matthew 25:44 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall they also an...
Matthew 25:44 - 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 25:44 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

When saw we thee...? — There is, as before, an unconsciousness of the greatness of the things that had been done for good or evil. Men thought that they were only neglecting their fellow men, and w...
Matthew 25:44 - 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 25:44 - 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 25:44 - 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 25:44 - 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 25:44 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then shall they also answer him ,.... As well as the righteous, being likewise astonished at what he had said, but on a different account; saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered or athirst, or...
Matthew 25:44 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Ver. 44. Lord, when saw we...
Matthew 25:44 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then shall they answer, Lord, when saw we thee a hungered , &c. So their endeavour to justify themselves will remain with the wicked even to that day! Perhaps, however, it may not be intended he...
Matthew 25:44 - 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 25:44 - 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 25:44 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 25:45 " .
Matthew 25:44 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Final Judgment (25:32-46). That this is the final judgment comes out in that its verdict determines the eternal destiny of men ( Matthew 25:46 ). It should be noted that it is not said to take...
Matthew 25:44 - 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 25:44 - 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 25:44 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, Come, ye blessed. I. Consider the reference made to the conduct of the righteous. II. Their station-“the right-hand.” III. The sentence...
Matthew 25:44 - 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 25:44 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The sentence upon the unrighteous:
Matthew 25:44 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 15:13-15 ; 1 Samuel 15:20 ; 1 Samuel 15:21 ; Jeremiah 2:23 ; Jeremiah 2:35 ; Luke 10:29 ; Malachi 1:6 ; Malachi 2:17 ; Malachi 3:13 ; Matthew 25:24-27 ; Matthew 7:22
Matthew 25:44 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Then will they answer — So the endeavour to justify themselves, will remain with the wicked even to that day!

Matthew 25:44 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:44 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:44 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 25:44 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 25:44 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 25:44 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:44 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 25:44 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 25:44 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 25:44 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 25:44 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 25:44 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 25:44 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 25:44 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 25:44 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:44 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 25:44 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 25:44 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:44 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 25:44 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 25:44 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 25:44 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 25:44 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 25:44 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 25:44 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes