Matthew 25:3
foolish women, who, having taken their lamps, took no olive oil with them.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
In Context
2And five of them were wise, and five were foolish,
4But the wise took olive oil in their vessels with their lamps.
Cross References
Isaiah 48:1Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness
Ezekiel 33:3if, when he sees the sword come upon the land, he blows the trumpet, and warns the people,
2 Timothy 3:5having a form of piety, but repudiating the power of it. Now turn away from these men,
Revelation 3:1And to the agent of the congregation in Sardis write, These things says he who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou have a name that thou live, and thou are dead.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 25:2-14
The Parable of the Ten Virgins. 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those… Read the whole commentary →