Matthew 25:32

Translations

Modern

All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Traditional

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:

Literal

And all the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Latin

…et congregabuntur ante eum omnes gentes, et separabit eos ab invicem, sicut pastor segregat oves ab hædis:

Original

Greek

English

All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Notes

Matthew 25:31–46

This describes the final judgment of which Jesus had been warning (see Matthew 7:13–27; 8:10–12; 11:20–24; 12:38–42; 13:24–30, 36–43; 16:24–28; 24:37–25:30).

Matthew 24:37–25:46

Jesus now applied his prophecies (Matthew 24:1–36) to his disciples so they would stay faithful and be ready for his second coming.

Theme notes and profiles

“He Will Come” Curses and Blessings Faith and Good Deeds God’s Promised Kingdom Social Justice The Coming of God’s Kingdom The Day Is Coming The Shepherd

Events

Related verses

Malachi 3:18
So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
Matthew 13:49
So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
Psalm 98:9
…before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
Ezekiel 34:17–22
This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.
Psalm 96:13
…before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
Matthew 3:12
His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Revelation 20:12–15
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
John 10:14
I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
Psalm 1:5
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
Psalm 50:3–5
Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
Matthew 13:42–43
And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Glossary

Antichrist Book of Revelation Deacon, Deaconess Eschatology Goat Gospel of Matthew Jesus Christ Jesus Christ, Teachings of Judgment King Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven Love Nations Shepherd Son of Man Tribulation

Topics

Europe Goats Jesus, the Christ: Foretells the Scenes of the Day of Judgment (On the Mount of Olives) Jesus, the Christ: Judge Jesus, the Christ: King Jesus, the Christ: Second Coming of Judgment: The General Opportunity: The Measure of Responsibility Sheep: (Separation from the Goats) the Separation of Saints Shepherd: Keeps the Sheep and Goats Apart The Goat of the Wicked The Judgment: Shall be Held Upon: All Nations The Wicked are Compared to Goats Unfaithfulness: General Scriptures Concerning Wicked (People): Compared With: Goats

Matthew 25:32

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