Matthew 25:2
"And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
In Context
3"The foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them;
Cross References
Matthew 7:24"Every one who hears my words and does them I will liken to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.
Matthew 13:38"the field is the world; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; the weeds, the sons of the Evil One.
Matthew 22:10"So those slaves went out into the roads, and gathered together all whom they found, good or bad, and the banquet-hall was filled with the guests.
1 Corinthians 10:1For I would not have you ignorant, brothers, how our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,
Jude 1:5I wish to remind you of what you already know right well, that although the Lord once saved a people out of the land of Egypt, he afterward destroyed those who did not believe;
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 →