Matthew 25:3
For when the foolish virgins took their lamps, they did not take any oil with them.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
In Context
2Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
4But the wise virgins took containers of oil along with their lamps.
Cross References
Isaiah 48:1Hear this, house of Jacob, 1 who are called by the name Israel, and have come from the sperm of Judah; 1 you who swear by the name of Yahweh and invoke the God of Israel, 1 but not sincerely nor in a righteous manner. 1
Ezekiel 33:3He looks for the sword as it comes on the land, and he blows his horn to warn the people!
2 Timothy 3:5They will have a shape of godliness, but they will deny its power. Turn away from these people.
Revelation 3:1“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: 'The words of the one who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. “I know what you have done. You have a reputation that you are alive, but 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 →