When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
Cross References
Matthew 24:48But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, 'My master will be away a long time.'
Matthew 25:4But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
Matthew 25:6At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'
Luke 1:21Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
Treasury of Scripture
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
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Matthew 25:19
After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
Matthew 24:48
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
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Matthew 26:40,43
And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? …
Song of Solomon 3:1
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Song of Solomon 5:2
I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
