Matthew 25:7
Then all those virgins arose, and they trimmed their lamps.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
In Context
6“And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’
8And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
Cross References
Luke 12:35“Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning;
Revelation 2:4Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
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 →