Matthew 25

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Matthew 25
P45 Matthieu 25.41-46.jpg
Gospel of Matthew 25:41–46 on Papyrus 45, from c. AD 250
BookGospel of Matthew
CategoryGospel
Christian Bible partNew Testament
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Matthew 25, the twenty-fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, continues the Olivet Discourse or "Little Apocalypse" spoken by Jesus Christ, also described as the Eschatological Discourse,[1] which had started in chapter 24.[2]

According to American theologian Jason Hood, writing in the Journal of Biblical Literature, chapters 23 to 25 of the Gospel of Matthew (the fifth discourse) "uniquely infuse Jesus' ... teaching on discipleship, Christology, and judgment with the dramatic tension ... throughout Matthew's plot".[3]

Text[]

Matthew 25:12–15 on the recto side of Papyrus 35 from 3rd/4th century

The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 46 verses.

Textual witnesses[]

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:

It is also found in quotations from Irenaeus (AD 180) in Adversus Haereses.[4]

Content[]

This chapter includes the parable of the ten virgins (verses 1-13) and the parable of the talents or minas (verses 14-30), both unique to Matthew,[5] followed by notice of "the great and universal judgment at the end of this period",[5] with its parabolic references to a separation of peoples "as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats" (verse 32). The final section (verses 31-46) is sometimes referred to as the "parable of the sheep and the goats".[6]

Uses[]

Music[]

"Matthew 25:21" is a song title inspired by this verse on the album The Life of the World to Come that was released by the American band The Mountain Goats in 2009.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jerusalem Bible (1966), sub-title for Matthew 24-25
  2. ^ Carr, A., Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges: Matthew 24, accessed 10 October 2019
  3. ^ Hood, Jason (2009). "Matthew 23-25: The Extent of Jesus' Fifth Discourse". Journal of Biblical Literature. 128 (3): 527–543.
  4. ^ Dwight Jeffrey Bingham. "Irenaeus' Use of Matthew's Gospel in Adversus Haereses". Volume 7 of Traditio exegetica Graeca. Peeters Publishers, 1998 ISBN 9789068319644
  5. ^ a b Alford, H. (1841-61), Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary - Alford: Matthew 25, accessed 21 March 2021
  6. ^ BBC Bitesize, Death and the afterlife: The Parable of the Sheep and Goats, accessed 21 March 2021
  7. ^ Strain, Lauren (2009-10-06). "The Mountain Goats - The Life of the World to Come / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2012-02-28.

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Preceded by
Matthew 24 		Chapters of the New Testament
Gospel of Matthew 		Succeeded by
Matthew 26
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