Matthew 25:3
And the foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
In Context
2And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
4But the wise took oil in vessels, with their lamps.
Cross References
2 Timothy 3:5having a form of respect for God, but wide from the power of God. Them who are such, repel from thee.
Revelation 3:1And to the angel of the church which is at Sardis, write: These things saith he who hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead.
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 →