Matthew 25
Matthew 25, the twenty-fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, consists of three parables of Jesus:
- Parable of the Ten Virgins (25:1-13)
- Parable of the talents or minas (25:14–30)
- The Sheep and the Goats (25:31–46)
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 Gospel of Matthew 25:41-46 on Papyrus 45, from ca. AD. 250. | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Category | Gospel |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 1 |
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These three parables examine the procedure and preparation required to enter heaven.
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”.[1]
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:
- Papyrus 45 (~AD 250; extant verses 41-46)
- Papyrus 35 (3rd/4th century; extant verses 12-15, 20-23)
- Codex Vaticanus (325-350)
- Codex Sinaiticus (330-360)
- Codex Bezae (~400)
- Codex Washingtonianus (~400)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (~450)
- Codex Purpureus Rossanensis (6th century)
- Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus (6th century; extant verses 7-34)
- Codex Sinopensis (6th century; extant verses 1-18)
- Papyrus 44 (6th/7th century; extant verses 8-10)
It is also found in quotations from Irenaeus (AD 180) in "Adversus Haereses".[2]
References
- Hood, Jason (2009). "Matthew 23-25: The Extent of Jesus' Fifth Discourse". Journal of Biblical Literature. 128 (3): 527–543.
- Dwight Jeffrey Bingham. "Irenaeus' Use of Matthew's Gospel in Adversus Haereses". Volume 7 of Traditio exegetica Graeca. Peeters Publishers, 1998 ISBN 9789068319644
External links
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- Matthew 25 King James Bible - Wikisource
- English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate
- Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
- Multiple bible versions at Bible Gateway (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.)
| Preceded by Matthew 24 |
Chapters of the New Testament Gospel of Matthew |
Succeeded by Matthew 26 |
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