# Matthew 25.12

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 10. <span class="rl-speech">And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.</span>
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> **12. But he answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, I know you not.</span>**
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> 13. <span class="rl-speech">Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.</span> 14. <span class="rl-speech">For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.</span> (Matthew 25:10-14, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 10. <span class="rl-speech">While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’</span>
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> **12. But he answered, <span class="rl-speech">‘Most certainly I tell you, I don’t know you.’</span>**
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> 13. Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. 14. “For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them. (Matthew 25:10-14, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 10. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.</span>
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> **12. But he answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, I know you not.</span>**
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> 13. <span class="rl-speech">Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.</span> 14. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> (Matthew 25:10-14, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 10. <span class="rl-speech">'And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut;</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;</span>
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> **12. and he answering said, <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say to you, I have not known you.</span>**
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> 13. <span class="rl-speech">'Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.</span> 14. <span class="rl-speech">'For, as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,</span> (Matthew 25:10-14, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Festival-Feast Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-festival-feast-convergence/), via [Matthew 25.1-13](/codex/matthew-25-1-13/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 25](/codex/matthew-25/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1492 - oida](/codex/g1492-oida/)
- [G3933 - parthenos](/codex/g3933-parthenos/), via [Matthew 25.1-13](/codex/matthew-25-1-13/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.