Matthew 25:2
And five of them were wise, and five foolish.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
In Context
3The foolish, taking their lamps, took no oil with them;
Cross References
Matthew 7:24Every one, therefore, who hears these sayings of mine[7:24], and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on the rock.
Matthew 13:38The field is the world. The good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; but the darnel are the sons of the evil one,
Matthew 22:10And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good; and the wedding was furnished 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 1:5But I wish to remind you, as once knowing all, that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who 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 →