Matthew 25:4
But the wise virgins took containers of oil along with their lamps.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
In Context
3For when the foolish virgins took their lamps, they did not take any oil with them.
5Now while the bridegroom was delayed, they all got sleepy and slept.
Cross References
Psalms 45:7You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; 1 therefore God, your God, has anointed you 1 with the oil of gladness more than your companions. 1
John 1:15John testified about him and cried out, saying, “This was the one of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is greater than I am, for he was before me.'”
Romans 8:9However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is true that God's Spirit lives in you. But if someone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him.
Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
1 John 2:27As for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you everything and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, remain in 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 →