Matthew 25:3
For the five foolish, having brought their lamps, did not take oil with them.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
In Context
2But five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.
4Yet truly, the prudent ones brought the oil, in their containers, with the lamps.
Cross References
Isaiah 48:1Listen to these things, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and who went forth from the waters of Judah. You swear by the name of the Lord and you call to mind the God of Israel, but not in truth, and not in justice.
Ezekiel 33:3and if he sees the sword approaching over the land, and he sounds the trumpet, and he announces to the people,
2 Timothy 3:5even having the appearance of piety while rejecting its virtue. And so, avoid them.
Revelation 3:1“And to the Angel of the Church of Sardis write: Thus says he who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: I know your works, that you have a name which is alive, but you 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 →