Matthew 25:2
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
In Context
3And the foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them.
Cross References
Matthew 7:24Every one therefore that heareth these my discourses, and doeth them, will be like to a wise man, one that built his house upon a rock.
Matthew 13:38And the field is the world. And the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked One.
Matthew 22:10And those servants went out into the streets, and collected all they found, both bad and good; and the place of feasting was filled with guests.
1 Corinthians 10:1And, my Brethren, I would have you know, that our fathers were all of them under the cloud, and they all passed through the sea;
Jude 1:5And I wish to remind you, though ye all know it, that God, after once rescuing the people from Egypt, again destroyed them who believed not.
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 →