# Matthew 25.31 **Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 29. For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away. 30. And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. > > **31. But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:** > > 32. and before him shall be gathered all the nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats; 33. and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. (Matthew 25:29-33, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 29. For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away. 30. Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ > > **31. “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.** > > 32. Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33. He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. (Matthew 25:29-33, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 29. For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. 30. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. > > **31. When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:** > > 32. And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33. And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. (Matthew 25:29-33, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 29. for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him; 30. and the unprofitable servant cast ye forth to the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth. > > **31. 'And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory;** > > 32. and gathered together before him shall be all the nations, and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd doth separate the sheep from the goats, 33. and he shall set the sheep indeed on his right hand, and the goats on the left. (Matthew 25:29-33, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## 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._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Sanctity](/codex/argument-from-sanctity/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [Argument from the Hospitality-Stranger Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-hospitality-stranger-convergence/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [Atheism Cannot Justify Compassion](/codex/atheism-cannot-justify-compassion/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [Harm-Reduction Cannot Ground Morality (Defeater)](/codex/harm-reduction-cannot-ground-morality-defeater/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [Inherited Guilt and Visiting Iniquity Objection Defeater](/codex/inherited-guilt-and-visiting-iniquity-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [OT vs NT God Objection Defeater](/codex/ot-vs-nt-god-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [Paul Invented Christianity Objection Defeater](/codex/paul-invented-christianity-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [Quran Confirms Jesus is God Argument](/codex/quran-confirms-jesus-is-god-argument/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) **Concepts:** - [Atheism](/codex/atheism/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [Christ is God](/codex/christ-is-god/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [Christology](/codex/christology/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [Christs Deity](/codex/christs-deity/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [Eschatology](/codex/eschatology/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [God is Impossible Paradox Cluster](/codex/god-is-impossible-paradox-cluster/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [Hell as Eternal Torment Objection](/codex/hell-as-eternal-torment-objection/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 25](/codex/matthew-25/) - [Lesson 2.4, Christology in One Lesson](/codex/lesson-2-4-christology-in-one-lesson/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [OT vs NT God Objection](/codex/ot-vs-nt-god-objection/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [Salvation of the Unevangelized](/codex/salvation-of-the-unevangelized/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) **Lexicon:** - [G1391 - doxa](/codex/g1391-doxa/) - [G2920 - krisis](/codex/g2920-krisis/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [G3952 - parousia](/codex/g3952-parousia/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) - [G932 - basileia](/codex/g932-basileia/), via [Matthew 25.31-46](/codex/matthew-25-31-46/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## 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.