Matthew 25:2
Now five of them were foolish and five were wise.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
In Context
3When the foolish took their menorahs, they neglected to take shemen (oil).
Cross References
Matthew 7:24Therefore, everyone who hears these devarim (words) of mine and does them, is like a chacham (wise man) who built his bais (house) upon the Tzur (Rock).
Matthew 13:38The field is HaOlam Hazeh. And the zera tov, the good seed, these are the Bnei HaMalchut, and the weeds, these are the bnei HaRah + 13:38 Gn 3:15 (sons of the Evil one).
Matthew 22:10And having gone out to the highways, those ministers congregated everyone they found, rah and tov, and the chasunoh was filled with muzmanim (guests).
1 Corinthians 10:1I do not want you to be without da'as, Achim b'Moshiach, that Avoteinu all were under the anan + 10:1 Ex 13:21-22 (cloud) and passed through the sea, + 10:1 Ex 14:22-25
Jude 1:5Now I wish to remind you, though you are fully informed, that Hashem, Who once saved a people from Eretz Mitzrayim (Egypt), afterwards destroyed every Apikoros not having Emunah (Faith).
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 →