Matthew 25:8
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
King James Version
In Context
7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
Cross References
Job 18:5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Proverbs 4:18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Proverbs 20:20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Matthew 13:20But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
Luke 12:35Let your loins be girded 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 have spoken come upon 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 →