Matthew 25:3
Those who were foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them,
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
In Context
2Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
4but the wise took oil in their vessels along with their lamps.
Cross References
2 Timothy 3:5having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from these people turn away!
Revelation 3:1“And to the messenger of the church in Sardis write, “ ‘These things says He that has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I know your works, that you have a name, that you live, but you are dead.
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 →