Matthew 25:7
Then all those virgins rose up and trimmed their lamps.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
In Context
6But in the middle of the night, a cry went out: ‘Behold, the groom is arriving. Go out to meet him.’
Cross References
Luke 12:35Let your waists be girded, and let lamps be burning in your hands.
Revelation 2:4But I have this against you: that you have relinquished your first charity.
Revelation 3:19Those whom I love, I rebuke and chastise. Therefore, be zealous and do penance.
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 →