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Matthew 25:12 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. "
Matthew 25:12
Verse in Context
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And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
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Matthew 25:1
"Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom."
Matthew 25:2
"And five of them were wise, and five were foolish."
Matthew 25:3
"They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:"
Matthew 25:4
"But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps."
Matthew 25:5
"While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept."
Matthew 25:6
"And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him."
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