• Matthew 25:32
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 32 καὶ and συναχθήσονται will be led together ἔμπροσθεν in front αὐτοῦ of him πάντα all τὰ the ἔθνη, nations, καὶ and ἀφορίσει he will separate αὐτοὺς them [persons] ἀπ’ from ἀλλήλων, one another, ὥσπερ as-even ὁ the ποιμὴν shepherd ἀφορίζει is separating τὰ the πρόβατα sheep ἀπὸ from τῶν the ἐρίφων, kids,

  • Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 25
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 25:32

      just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats: Jesus here refers to a scene familiar to his listeners. In Bible times, shepherds cared for mixed flocks. (Ge 30:32, 33; 31:38) Sheep and goats commonly grazed together in the Middle East, and the shepherd could easily identify the two kinds of animals when he wanted to separate them. This separation may have been done for a variety of reasons. For example, it may have been for pasturing, breeding, milking, shearing, slaughtering, or even helping the animals to group together to stay warm at night. Whatever the case, this illustration well describes the clear separation that will take place when “the Son of man comes in his glory.”​—Mt 25:31.