zSee Matt. 25:1
Judges 14:11-20
11As soon as the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him. 12And Samson said to them, a“Let me now put a riddle to you. If you can tell me what it is, within bthe seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty cchanges of clothes, 13but if you cannot tell me what it is, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes.” And they said to him, “Put your riddle, that we may hear it.” 14And he said to them,“Out of the eater came something to eat.
Out of the strong came something sweet.”
And in three days they could not solve the riddle.
15On the fourth ▼
▼Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew seventh
day they said to Samson’s wife, e“Entice your husband to tell us what the riddle is, flest we burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you invited us here to impoverish us?” 16And Samson’s wife wept over him and said, g“You only hate me; you do not love me. You have put a riddle to my people, and you have not told me what it is.” And he said to her, “Behold, I have not told my father nor my mother, and shall I tell you?” 17She wept before him the seven days that their feast lasted, and on the seventh day he told her, because hshe pressed him hard. Then she told the riddle to her people. 18And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, “What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?”
And he said to them,
“If you had not plowed with my heifer,
you would not have found out my riddle.”
19 iAnd the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and he went down to jAshkelon and struck down thirty men of the town and took their spoil and gave the garments to those who had told the riddle. In hot anger he went back to his father’s house. 20And Samson’s wife was given to khis companion, lwho had been his best man.
Psalms 45:14-15
14 mIn many-colored robes nshe is led to the king,with her virgin companions following behind her.
15With joy and gladness they are led along
as they enter the palace of the king.
Matthew 25:1-10
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
1“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like oten virgins who took their lamps ▼▼Or torches
and went to meet qthe bridegroom. ▼▼Some manuscripts add and the bride
2Five of them were foolish, and five were swise. 3For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5As the bridegroom twas delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6But uat midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7Then all those virgins rose and vtrimmed their lamps. 8And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ 10And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and wthose who were ready went in with him to xthe marriage feast, and ythe door was shut. John 3:29
29 zThe one who has the bride is the bridegroom. aaThe friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, abrejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.Revelation of John 19:9
9And the angel said ▼▼Greek he said
to me, “Write this: adBlessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, ae“These are the true words of God.” Revelation of John 21:2
2And I saw afthe holy city, agnew Jerusalem, ahcoming down out of heaven from God, aiprepared ajas a bride adorned for her husband.
Copyright information for
ESV