Matthew 25:2
And five of them were foolish, and five wise.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
In Context
3But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them:
Cross References
Matthew 7:24Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock,
Matthew 13:38And the field, is the world. And the good seed are the children of the kingdom. And the cockle, are the children of the wicked one.
Matthew 22:10And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests.
1 Corinthians 10:1For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea.
Jude 1:5I will therefore admonish you, though ye once knew all things, that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, did afterwards destroy them that believed not:
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 →