马太福音 25:32

Chinese Union (Simplified)

万 民 都 要 聚 集 在 他 面 前 。 他 要 把 他 们 分 别 出 来 ， 好 像 牧 羊 的 分 别 绵 羊 山 羊 一 般 ，

Parallel Translations

Chinese NCV (Simplified)
萬族要聚集在他面前，他要把他們彼此分開，好像牧羊人把綿羊和山羊分開一樣：

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

before: Psalms 96:13, Psalms 98:9, Acts 17:30, Acts 17:31, Romans 2:12, Romans 2:16, Romans 14:10-12, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Revelation 20:12-15

he shall separate: Matthew 3:12, Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:43, Matthew 13:49, Psalms 1:5, Psalms 50:3-5, Ezekiel 20:38, Ezekiel 34:17-22, Malachi 3:18, 1 Corinthians 4:5

as: Psalms 78:52, John 10:14, John 10:27

Reciprocal: Genesis 49:10 - the gathering Leviticus 3:12 - a goat Deuteronomy 29:21 - separate 1 Samuel 2:10 - judge 2 Kings 10:23 - the worshippers Psalms 26:9 - Gather not Psalms 50:1 - called Jeremiah 24:3 - What Ezekiel 18:30 - every Ezekiel 20:37 - pass Micah 4:3 - he shall judge Zephaniah 3:8 - to gather Zechariah 10:3 - and I Matthew 13:30 - both Matthew 22:11 - when Mark 13:27 - shall gather John 14:3 - I will John 21:16 - my sheep Ephesians 1:10 - he 2 Thessalonians 2:1 - and by Hebrews 4:13 - with

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And before him shall be gathered all nations..... That is, all that have professed the Christian religion in all the nations of the world, whether Jews or Gentiles, high or low, rich or poor, wise and foolish, such as have had greater or lesser talents; though it is also true of every individual of mankind of every nation, tribe and family, of every sex, age, and state, that ever has been, is, or will be. Yet Christian professors seem only here intended, as the following distinction of them, their final state, and the reasons of it show. This collection of them before Christ, the righteous judge, will be made by the holy angels, who will come with him for this purpose; and being mighty, as they are, will be able to accomplish great a work; and especially as being under the direction, influence, and authority of so divine, glorious, and illustrious a person, as the son of man will then to all appear to be.

And he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: they shall be gathered before him, as they were together in their visible church state, as being all under a profession of religion; some wise, some foolish virgins; some sheep, and others goats; some industrious, diligent, faithful, and laborious servants; others wicked, slothful, and unprofitable ones; many of whom pass undistinguished and undiscovered now: but then the judge, who is of quick understanding, will easily discern the one from the other; such as have the oil of grace in the vessels of their hearts, together with their lamps, from such as have only the outward visible lamp of a profession, but destitute of the grace of God; and good and faithful servants, who have made a right use of their gifts, from such who have been negligent, careless, and remiss; and though these have been folded together, sheep and goats, in the sheepfold of the church, where they have all bore the character of the sheep of Christ; yet now when the chief shepherd appears, who knows his own sheep, and calls them by name, he will as easily separate the one from the other, and more so, than any shepherd, among men, can part a flock consisting of sheep and goats. Hypocrites in Zion shall now be no more, nor sinners stand any longer in the congregation of the righteous, nor both together as one body, and on one side in judgment.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And before him ... - At his coming to judgment the world will be burned up, 2 Peter 3:10, 2 Peter 3:12; Revelation 20:11. The dead in Christ that is, all true Christians - will be raised up from their graves, 1 Thessalonians 4:16. The living will be changed - i. e., will be made like the glorified bodies of those that are raised from the dead, 1 Corinthians 15:52-54; 1 Thessalonians 4:17. All the wicked will rise and come forth to judgment, John 5:28-29; Daniel 12:2; Matthew 13:41-42; Revelation 20:13. Then shall the world be judged, the righteous saved, and the wicked punished.

And he shall separate ... - Shall determine respecting their character, and shall appoint them their doom accordingly.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 32. All nations — Literally, all the nations - all the Gentile world; the Jews are necessarily included, but they were spoken of in a particular manner in the preceding chapter.

He shall separate them — Set each kind apart by themselves.

As a shepherd divideth, c.] It does not appear that sheep and goats were ever penned or housed together, though they might feed in the same pasture yet even this was not done but in separate flocks; so Virgil, Eclog. vii. v. 2.

Compulerantque greges Corydon et Thyrsis in unum;

Thyrsis OVES, Corydon distentas lacte

CAPELLAS.

"Thyrsis and Corydon drove their flocks together: Thyrsin his sheep; and Corydon his goats, their udders distended with milk."

These two shepherds had distinct flocks, which fed in the same pasture, but separately; and they are only now driven together, for the convenience of the two shepherds, during the time of their musical contest.