Matthew 25:3
The foolish girls took their lamps but didn't take any oil with them,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
In Context
2Five were foolish, and five were wise.
4while the wise took jars of oil with them as well as their lamps.
Cross References
Isaiah 48:1Listen to this, descendants of Jacob, called by the name of Israel, and who come from the lineage of Judah. Listen, you people who swear by the name of the Lord, or who invoke the God of Israel, but not truly or sincerely.
Ezekiel 33:3When he saw the army advancing to attack the country, he would blow the trumpet to warn everyone.
2 Timothy 3:5They may give an outward impression of being religious, but they don't actually believe it works. Stay away from these people!
Revelation 3:1“Write this to the angel of the Sardis church: This is what the one who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says: I know what you have accomplished, and that you give the appearance of being alive—but in reality 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 →