Matthew 25:7
The 10 young women woke up. Then they got up quickly, and they tried to make their lamps burn bright.
Plain English Version
In The King James Version
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
In Context
6In the middle of the night, somebody shouted, ‘He is coming now. Come out to meet him.’
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 →