Matthew 25:8

The 5 stupid women that didn’t have any extra oil said to the other 5 women, ‘Give us some of your oil. Our lamps are going out.’

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

In Context

7The 10 young women woke up. Then they got up quickly, and they tried to make their lamps burn bright.

9The other women said, ‘Sorry, we can’t do that. There is not enough oil for all of us. You have to go and buy some oil for yourselves.’

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Cross References

Acts 8:24Then Simon said to Peter, “Pray to God for me so that he will not punish me, and those bad things you said will not happen to 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 →

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