Matthew 25:1 Cross References
Matthew 25:1
1: "The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
Luke 12:35
- "Be dressed for service and well prepared,
- as though you were waiting for your master to return from the wedding feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he arrives and knocks.
Philippians 2:15
- so that no one can speak a word of blame against you. You are to live clean, innocent lives as children of God in a dark world full of crooked and perverse people. Let your lives shine brightly before them.
- Hold tightly to the word of life, so that when Christ returns, I will be proud that I did not lose the race and that my work was not useless.
Revelation 19:7
- Let us be glad and rejoice and honor him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself.
Matthew 24:42
- So be prepared, because you don't know what day your Lord is coming.
- "Know this: A homeowner who knew exactly when a burglar was coming would stay alert and not permit the house to be broken into.
- You also must be ready all the time. For the Son of Man will come when least expected.
- "Who is a faithful, sensible servant, to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his household and feeding his family?
- If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward.
Revelation 21:2
- And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a beautiful bride prepared for her husband.
Revelation 21:9
- Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come with me! I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
Matthew 22:2
- "The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.
Revelation 14:4
- For they are spiritually undefiled, pure as virgins, following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering to God and to the Lamb.
Matthew 13:24
- Here is another story Jesus told: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field.
2 Peter 3:12
- You should look forward to that day and hurry it along--the day when God will set the heavens on fire and the elements will melt away in the flames.
- But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world where everyone is right with God.
John 3:29
- The bride will go where the bridegroom is. A bridegroom's friend rejoices with him. I am the bridegroom's friend, and I am filled with joy at his success.
Isaiah 54:5
- for your Creator will be your husband. The LORD Almighty is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth.
2 Timothy 4:8
- And now the prize awaits me--the crown of righteousness that the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that great day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his glorious return.
Luke 5:34
- Jesus asked, "Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom?
- Someday he will be taken away from them, and then they will fast."
Titus 2:13
- while we look forward to that wonderful event when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.
Matthew 20:1
- "For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the owner of an estate who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
Daniel 2:44
- "During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed; no one will ever conquer it. It will shatter all these kingdoms into nothingness, but it will stand forever.
Psalms 45:9
- Kings' daughters are among your concubines. At your right side stands the queen, wearing jewelry of finest gold from Ophir!
- Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say. Forget your people and your homeland far away.
- For your royal husband delights in your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.
Revelation 4:5
- And from the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven lampstands with burning flames. They are the seven spirits of God.
2 Corinthians 11:2
- I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. For I promised you as a pure bride to one husband, Christ.
Matthew 9:15
- Jesus responded, "Should the wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Someday he will be taken from them, and then they will fast.
1 Corinthians 11:2
- I am so glad, dear friends, that you always keep me in your thoughts and you are following the Christian teaching I passed on to you.
Matthew 13:47
- "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that is thrown into the water and gathers fish of every kind.
Matthew 3:2
- "Turn from your sins and turn to God, because the Kingdom of Heaven is near. "
Mark 2:19
- Jesus replied, "Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. They can't fast while they are with the groom.
- But someday he will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
2 Peter 1:13
- Yes, I believe I should keep on reminding you of these things as long as I live.
- But the Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that my days here on earth are numbered and I am soon to die.
- So I will work hard to make these things clear to you. I want you to remember them long after I am gone.
Matthew 5:16
- In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
Luke 21:34
- "Watch out! Don't let me find you living in careless ease and drunkenness, and filled with the worries of this life. Don't let that day catch you unaware,
- as in a trap. For that day will come upon everyone living on the earth.
- Keep a constant watch. And pray that, if possible, you may escape these horrors and stand before the Son of Man."
Psalms 45:14
- In her beautiful robes, she is led to the king, accompanied by her bridesmaids.
Isaiah 62:4
- Never again will you be called the Godforsaken City or the Desolate Land. Your new name will be the City of God's Delight and the Bride of God, for the LORD delights in you and will claim you as his own.
- Your children will care for you with joy, O Jerusalem, just as a young man cares for his bride. Then God will rejoice over you as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride.
Matthew 13:38
- The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.
Matthew 13:44
- "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field--and to get the treasure, too!
- "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a pearl merchant on the lookout for choice pearls.
Matthew 13:31
- Here is another illustration Jesus used: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.
Acts 20:8
- The upstairs room where we met was lighted with many flickering lamps.
The Song of Songs 5:16
- His mouth is altogether sweet; he is lovely in every way. Such, O women of Jerusalem, is my lover, my friend.
- O rarest of beautiful women, where has your lover gone? We will help you find him.
The Song of Songs 6:8
- There may be sixty wives, all queens, and eighty concubines and unnumbered virgins available to me.
- But I would still choose my dove, my perfect one, the only beloved daughter of her mother! The young women are delighted when they see her; even queens and concubines sing her praises!
The Song of Songs 5:8
- "Make this promise to me, O women of Jerusalem! If you find my beloved one, tell him that I am sick with love."
Ephesians 5:25
- And you husbands must love your wives with the same love Christ showed the church. He gave up his life for her
- to make her holy and clean, washed by baptism and God's word.
- He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.
- In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man is actually loving himself when he loves his wife.
- No one hates his own body but lovingly cares for it, just as Christ cares for his body, which is the church.
The Song of Songs 1:3
- How fragrant your cologne, and how pleasing your name! No wonder all the young women love you!