Matthew 25:1-13 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.… 1. Sleep or spiritual drowsiness riseth from those gross vapours which seize on and clog the soul. 2. Slothfulness, or a careless and dull frame, hath a great tendency to produce sleep. 3. Wearisomeness, as when a man is tired out with his work, makes him sleepy in religious duties. 4. A dark and cloudy day easily puts us into a drowsy frame. 5. An apprehension that it is a great while to day, makes a man settle down to sleep again. 6. When a man apprehends no danger, he is apt to slumber in security. 7. Some distempers or diseases which seize upon the body cause an unusual sleepiness. 8. Surfeiting and drunkenness cause immoderate sleep. 9. A sleepy company that a man may be in will infect him with sleepiness. 10. Long watching tends to produce immoderate sleepiness. (Benj. Keach.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. |
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