Matthew 25:4
but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
In Context
3Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,
5Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
Cross References
Psalms 45:7+ 45:7. MP: Messiah will act with righteousness. (Luke 5:31-32; John 5:30) You have 'ahavta ·affectionately loved· righteousness, and hated ethical wickedness. 2 Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows. + 45:7. (6-7) Quoted in Heb 1:8-9 1
John 1:15John [Yah is gracious] testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”
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 →