Matthew 25:1

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Cross References (39)

  • Luke 12:35–36 (64)

    Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

  • Matthew 24:42–51 (31)

    Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

  • Philippians 2:15–16 (30)

    so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you

  • Revelation 19:7 (30)

    Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself

  • John 3:29 (19)

    The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear t

  • Revelation 21:9 (19)

    Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will sho

  • Matthew 13:24 (18)

    Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

  • Revelation 21:2 (18)

    I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

  • Isaiah 54:5 (18)

    For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the G

  • Titus 2:13 (16)

    as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

  • Matthew 22:2 (16)

    “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

  • Revelation 14:4 (16)

    These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. Th

  • Psalms 45:9–11 (13)

    The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir

  • 2 Timothy 4:8 (13)

    From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on

  • Matthew 3:2 (13)

    and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

  • Daniel 2:44 (12)

    In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to

  • Matthew 20:1 (11)

    “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

  • 2 Peter 3:12–13 (11)

    as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements w

  • Luke 5:34–35 (11)

    Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?

  • 2 Peter 1:13–15 (11)

    I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,

  • Matthew 13:38 (10)

    The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

  • 1 Corinthians 11:2 (10)

    Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.

  • Psalms 45:14 (10)

    In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.

  • Mark 2:19–20 (9)

    Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot

  • Revelation 4:5 (9)

    From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fi

  • Matthew 5:16 (9)

    In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

  • Song of Solomon 5:8 (9)

    O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.

  • Matthew 13:47 (9)

    Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.

  • Matthew 9:15 (8)

    Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the brideg

  • 2 Corinthians 11:2 (8)

    I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ

  • Matthew 13:31 (8)

    He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his fie

  • Song of Solomon 6:8–9 (7)

    There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number,

  • Acts 20:8 (7)

    Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.

  • Luke 21:34–36 (7)

    But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that

  • Isaiah 62:4–5 (6)

    No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beu

  • Matthew 13:44–45 (5)

    The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went a

  • Ephesians 5:25–33 (4)

    Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

  • Song of Solomon 5:16 (2)

    His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

  • Song of Solomon 1:3 (2)

    The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.