Matthew 25:8
And the foolish said to the wise; Give us of your oil; for, behold, our lamps have gone out.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 lamps.
Cross References
Matthew 13:20And that which was sowed on the rock, is he that heareth the word, and at once receiveth it with joy.
Luke 12:35Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning.
Acts 8:24Simon answered and said: Intercede ye with God for me, that nothing of which ye have mentioned may 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 →