Matthew 25:8
And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
In Context
7Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their torches.
Cross References
Job 18:5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the flame of his fire shall not shine.
Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come.
Proverbs 20:20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
Matthew 13:20But he that is sown on the rocky places this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
Luke 12:35Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning;
Acts 8:24And Simon answering said, Supplicate *ye* for me to the Lord, so that nothing may come upon me of the things of which ye have spoken.
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 →