Matthew 25:32 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 25:32

Shall be gathered ( Matthew 24:31 ). The angels shall gather them, the dead being first raised to life. All ( τα Ì , the ) nations . Not the heathen only, but all mankind (see preliminary note). The criteria upon which the judgment proceeds, in the following verses, seem to imply that all men have the opportunity of receiving or rejecting the gospel. How this can apply to those who died before the incarnation of Christ and the consequent evangelization of the world, we know... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:32

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;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 25:32-33

Matthew 25:32-33. Before him shall be gathered all nations That is, all the individuals of all nations and ages; not only all that are found alive at the time of his appearing, and are changed in a moment, and rendered immortal, that they may be capable of enjoying eternal happiness, or of suffering everlasting misery, but all that had ever lived from the beginning to the end of time. All of every clime, country, and place, great and small, even from the remotest corners of the world. And... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 25:31-46

135. Sheep and goats (Matthew 25:31-46)Jesus’ third example opens with a description of his return in power and glory to judge the world. His judgment reveals that, no matter what nation a person may come from, there are only two types of people in the world, compared in the story to sheep and goats (Matthew 25:31-33).The ‘sheep’ are God’s people, who give proof of this by the practical love they show to others, often at the expense of their own convenience and comfort. Because they are... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 25:32

shall be gathered all nations. There is no resurrection here. Therefore no reference to Revelation 20:0 . The gathering is to be on earth (Isaiah 34:1 , Isaiah 34:2 .Joel 3:1 , Joel 3:2 , Joel 3:11 , Joel 3:12 ). There are three classes, not two. The test is not even "works", but the treatment of the "brethren" by the other two. No believer, i.e. those who "received the word" (Acts 2:41 . 1 Thessalonians 2:13 ): for these were (and will yet he)"taken out of all nations", Acts 15:14 , Israel... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 25:32

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.The cataclysmic and simultaneous judgment of all nations depicted here should not be understood as some special kind of selection regarding earth's governments. The "all nations" here is the same as that of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) and, from the parallel account in Mark, it is learned that it means "every creature," that is, "every man... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 25:31-33

Matthew 25:31-33. When the Son of man shall come, &c.— Our Saviour begins here his third parable, which is agreeable to the language of the Old Testament, in which good men are compared to sheep, on account of their harmlessness and usefulness, (See Psalms 23:0.) and the wicked men to goats, for the exorbitancy of their lusts. The allusion however is dropped almost at the entrance of the parable, the greatest part of this representation being expressed in terms perfectly simple; so that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:32

32. And before him shall be gathered all nations—or, "all the nations." That this should be understood to mean the heathen nations, or all except believers in Christ, will seem amazing to any simple reader. Yet this is the exposition of OLSHAUSEN, STIER, KEIL, ALFORD (though latterly with some diffidence), and of a number, though not all, of those who hold that Christ will come the second time before the millennium, and that the saints will be caught up to meet Him in the air before His... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 25:3-46

VI. THE OFFICIAL PRESENTATION AND REJECTION OF THE KING 19:3-25:46This section of the Gospel continues Jesus’ instruction of His disciples in preparation for their future (Matthew 19:3 to Matthew 20:34). Then Jesus presented Himself formally to Israel as her King with His triumphal entry (Matthew 21:1-17). This resulted in strong rejection by Israel’s leaders (Matthew 21:18 to Matthew 22:46). Consequently Jesus pronounced His rejection of Israel (ch. 23). Finally He revealed to His disciples... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 25:31-46

7. The King’s judgment of the nations 25:31-46Jesus concluded the Olivet Discourse with further revelation about the judgment that will take place at the end of the present age when He returns. He had referred to it often in the discourse, but now He made it a special subject of explanation. This judgment will occur when the King returns to earth at the end of the Tribulation to set up His kingdom. [Note: See Eugene W. Pond, "The Background and Timing of the Judgment of the Sheep and Goats,"... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 25:32

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:32

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 25:32-33

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 25:31-46

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 25:32

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 25:32

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 25:31-33

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:32

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 25:3-46

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 25:31-46

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