King James Version
Matthew 25:31 in the King James Version says “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his ...” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:”
Matthew 25:31 · KJV
For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
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:
And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
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whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as
“shall come”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“the Son”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
“glory”
G1391glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the holy”
G40sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
“angels”
G32compare g0034) (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor
“with”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“then”
G5119the when, i.e., at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
“shall he sit”
G2523to seat down, i.e., set (figuratively, appoint); intransitively, to sit (down); figuratively, to settle (hover, dwell)
“upon”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“the throne”
G2362a stately seat ("throne"); by implication, power or (concretely) a potentate
“glory”
G1391glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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