Matthew 25:2
And five of them were prudent and five foolish.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
In Context
3They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;
Cross References
Matthew 7:24Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;
Matthew 13:38and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil [one];
Matthew 22:10And those bondmen went out into the highways, and brought together all as many as they found, both evil and good; and the wedding feast was furnished with guests.
1 Corinthians 10:1For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
Jude 1:5But I would put you in remembrance, you who once knew all things, that the Lord, having saved a people out of [the] land of Egypt, in the second place destroyed those who had not believed.
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 →