Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

King James Version

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:

Holman Bible

All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

International Standard Version

All the nations will be assembled in front of him, and he will cull them out, one from another, like a shepherd separates sheep from goats.

A Conservative Version

And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from each other, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

American Standard Version

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;

Amplified

All the nations will be gathered before Him [for judgment]; and He will separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats;

An Understandable Version

And people from all the nations will be assembled in front of Him and He will separate them from one another, like a shepherd separating his sheep from the goats.

Anderson New Testament

and all nations shall be gathered before him; and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats.

Bible in Basic English

And before him all the nations will come together; and they will be parted one from another, as the sheep are parted from the goats by the keeper.

Common New Testament

All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Daniel Mace New Testament

then all nations shall be assembled before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats.

Darby Translation

and all the nations shall be gathered before him; and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

Godbey New Testament

and all nations shall be gathered before Him: and He will separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats:

Goodspeed New Testament

and all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates his sheep from his goats,

John Wesley New Testament

And all nations shall be gathered before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats.

Julia Smith Translation

And all nations shall be gathered together before him, and he shall separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the kids: .

King James 2000

And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats:

Lexham Expanded Bible

And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Modern King James verseion

And all nations shall be gathered before Him. And He shall separate them from one another, as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and before him shall be gathered all nations. And he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth the sheep from the goats.

Moffatt New Testament

and all nations will be gathered in front of him; he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,

Montgomery New Testament

"and all the nations will be gathered in his presence. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats;

NET Bible

All the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

New Heart English Bible

Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Noyes New Testament

and before him will be gathered all the nations; and he will separate men one from another, as a shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats;

Sawyer New Testament

and all the nations shall be assembled before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

The Emphasized Bible

And there will be gathered before him, all the nations, and he will separate them one from another, just as, the shepherd! separateth the sheep from the goats, -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

and before him shall all the nations be gathered together; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats:

Twentieth Century New Testament

And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people--just as a shepherd separates sheep from goats- -

Webster

And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

Weymouth New Testament

and all the nations will be gathered into His presence. And He will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

Williams New Testament

and all the nations will be gathered before him, and He will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates his sheep from his goats,

World English Bible

Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Worrell New Testament

and there will be gathered before Him all the nations; and He will separate them one from another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

Worsley New Testament

and all nations shall be assembled before Him; and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats:

Youngs Literal Translation

and gathered together before him shall be all the nations, and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd doth separate the sheep from the goats,

Themes

Certainties » Sobering » Certainty of separation from the righteous

Christ » Joy of » Judge

Division » Jesus Christ coming for the purpose of dividing

Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together

Goat » Illustrative » Of the wicked

Help » Those that help Christ’s people

Inheritance » Who shall not inherit the kingdom of God

Inheritance » Who shall inherit eternal life

Inheritance » Who shall inherit the kingdom of God

Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells the scenes of the day of judgment (on the mount of olives)

Judge » Christ as

Judgment » Last, the » General references to

Judgment » Everyone appearing before the judgment seat of Christ

Judgment » Last, the » Universal

Judgment » Shall be held upon » All nations

Kingdom of God » Who can enter into the kingdom of God

Names » Of the wicked » Goats

Nations » The lord gathering the nations together

Second coming of Christ » Purpose of

Separation » Pharisaic separation condemned » Final separation of the righteous and the wicked

Separation » Who the lord will separate

Seven » Certainties, seven that face the unrepentant sinner » Certainty of separation from the righteous

Sheep » Illustrative » (separated from the goats,) of the separation of saints from the wicked

Shepherd » Keeps the sheep and goats apart

the future » The judge, at the great day » Christ as judge

the future » The last judgment » General references to

the future » The second coming of Christ » Purpose of

Universal » Blessing, possible » Judgment

Wicked people » Compared with » Goats

Wicked, the, are compared to » Goats

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἔμπροσθεν 
Emprosthen 
before, in sight, of, against, in the sight of, in the presence of, at
Usage: 27

him

Usage: 0

συνάγω 
sunago 
Usage: 40

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

ἔθνος 
Ethnos 
Usage: 132

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἀφορίζω 
Aphorizo 
Usage: 5


Usage: 0

one
ἀλλήλων 
Allelon 
Usage: 85

ἀπό 
Apo 
ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490
Usage: 490

ἀλλήλων 
Allelon 
Usage: 85

as
ὥσπερ 
Hosper 
as, even as, like as
Usage: 24

ποιμήν 
Poimen 
Usage: 9

ἀφορίζω 
Aphorizo 
Usage: 5

πρόβατον 
Probaton 
Usage: 9

References

Context Readings

The Judgment Of The Sheep And The Goats

31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.

Cross References

Matthew 13:49

So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous

Ezekiel 34:17-22

"As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and male goats.

Psalm 50:3-5

Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest.

Psalm 96:13

before the LORD, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Psalm 98:9

before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

Malachi 3:18

Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.

2 Corinthians 5:10

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.

Psalm 1:5

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;

Psalm 78:52

Then he led out his people like sheep and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

Ezekiel 20:38

I will purge out the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against me. I will bring them out of the land where they sojourn, but they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Matthew 3:12

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."

Matthew 13:42-43

and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,

John 10:27

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

Acts 17:30-31

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,

Romans 2:12

For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

Romans 2:16

on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.

Romans 14:10-12

Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

Revelation 20:12-15

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.

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