MATTHEW 25:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.”
Afterward the other virgins came also, saying: Lord, lord, open to us. The too-late arrival of the foolish virgins — Lord, Lord, open to us — echoes the Lord, Lord of Matthew 7:21–22 (those who say Lord, Lord but do not do the will of the Father). The Lord, Lord communicates the genuine external identification with the bridegroom, which is not sufficient without the oil of genuine readiness.
Church Fathers on Matthew 25:11
Hom. lxxviii, In the foregoing parable the Lord set forth the punishment of the man who beat, and was drunk, and wasted his Lord’s goods; in this He declares his punishment who profits not, and does not prepare for himself abundantly the things of which he has need; for the foolish virgins had oil, but not enough.
'Then,' because all this discourse is concerning the great day of the Lord, concerning which He had been speaking before.
By 'the kingdom of heaven' is meant the present Church, as in that, 'The Son of Man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend.' [Matt 13:41]
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