Matthew 25:31

When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus, addressing His disciples in the Olivet discourse (Matthew 24–25), opens the parable of the sheep and goats with this declaration. It immediately follows the parable of the talents and its verdict on the worthless servant.

The words — ἔλθῃ (elthē), aorist subjunctive of erchomai, paired with ὅταν (hotan) to mark a future event the speaker treats as certain rather than hypothetical. The grammar itself asserts the coming as a fixed point.

The thread — Matthew 19:28 uses the same throne image in the context of the renewal of all things; Revelation 1:7 and 2 Thessalonians 1:7 both describe the visible, cosmic return.

Why it lands — The verse is not a description of a scene but a declaration of a fixed event: the reader is placed before a judgment that is coming, not a possibility. It asks for no emotional response, only the acknowledgment that separation is the next step.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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:

Cross-references

Revelation 1:7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
Matthew 19:28 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
2 Thessalonians 1:7 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
Jude 1:14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
Mark 8:38 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
Matthew 16:27 For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
Psalms 9:7 But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
John 5:27 And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
Daniel 7:13 In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.
Zechariah 14:5 You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.