Matthew 25:33 Meaning and Explanation
“And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Matthew 25:33 Mean?
The right hand in Scripture is the place of favor and honor (Psalm 110:1); the left, in this scene, is its opposite. With one quiet sentence the destinies divide before a single word of the verdict is spoken. The placing of the shepherd is already the judgment.
Sheep and goats were alike enough to pasture together, and that likeness is part of the warning: nearness to the flock is not the same as belonging to it. Yet there is also assurance here — the placing is done by the King himself, personally, not by crowd or chance. Each one stands exactly where the Shepherd who knows all things has set them.
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What does Matthew 25:33 mean?
He sets the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left.