Matthew 25:8
And the foolish said to the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are out.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lampes.
Cross References
Job 18:5Yea, the light of the wicked shalbe quenched, and the sparke of his fire shall not shine.
Proverbs 4:18But the way of the righteous shineth as the light, that shineth more and more vnto the perfite day.
Proverbs 20:20He that curseth his father or his mother, his light shalbe put out in obscure darkenes.
Matthew 13:20And hee that receiued seede in the stonie grounde, is he which heareth the woorde, and incontinently with ioy receiueth it,
Luke 12:35Let your loynes be gird about and your lights burning,
Acts 8:24Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye haue spoken, come vpon 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 →