The Meaning of Matthew 25:11 Explained

Matthew 25:11

KJV: Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

YLT: and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;

Darby: Afterwards come also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us;

ASV: Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Afterward  came  also  the other  virgins,  saying,  Lord,  Lord,  open  to us. 

What does Matthew 25:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 25:1-13 - Be Ready For The Bridegroom
Three remarkable parables occupy this chapter and follow a marked sequence of thought. First, we are called upon to look to ourselves, and be sure that we are prepared to enter the wedding feast; that is, to enter into the holiest and closest union with our Lord. Many are called into that union of thought, and prayer and service, but, alas, how few there are who approve themselves as chosen for that inner intimacy! We must see to it that our hearts are pure with virginal purity, and that the light is ever burning in our hearts, through the continual inpouring of the oil of the Holy Spirit.
How marvelous the power which, from the noisy night procession of an oriental wedding, could bring this exquisite parable! The short, warm Eastern night, the ten girls, the cry, the peace of the prepared, the anguish of the unready, the inside and outside of the door! O blessed Comforter, may we not fail thee, as thou wilt not fail those who in their weakness seek thy help! [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 25

1  The parable of the ten virgins,
14  and of the talents
31  Also the description of the last judgment

Greek Commentary for Matthew 25:11

Afterward [υστερον]
And find the door shut in their faces. [source]
Lord, Lord, open to us [Κυριε Κυριε ανοιχον ημιν]
They appeal to the bridegroom who is now master whether he is at the bride‘s house or his own. [source]
Lord, lord []
Applying directly to the bridegroom, whose will was supreme, now that he had arrived at the bride's residence. [source]

What do the individual words in Matthew 25:11 mean?

Afterward then come also the other virgins saying Lord open to us
Ὕστερον δὲ ἔρχονται καὶ αἱ λοιπαὶ παρθένοι λέγουσαι Κύριε ἄνοιξον ἡμῖν

Ὕστερον  Afterward 
Parse: Adverb
Root: ὕστερος  
Sense: latter, later, coming after, the second.
ἔρχονται  come 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἔρχομαι  
Sense: to come.
καὶ  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: καί  
Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but.
λοιπαὶ  other 
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Feminine Plural
Root: λοιπός  
Sense: remaining, the rest.
παρθένοι  virgins 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Plural
Root: παρθένος  
Sense: a virgin.
λέγουσαι  saying 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Feminine Plural
Root: λέγω 
Sense: to say, to speak.
Κύριε  Lord 
Parse: Noun, Vocative Masculine Singular
Root: κύριος  
Sense: he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord.
ἄνοιξον  open 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular
Root: ἀνοίγω 
Sense: to open.
ἡμῖν  to  us 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 1st Person Plural
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.

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