Matthew 25:3
For, the foolish—though they took, their torches, took not with them, oil:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
In Context
2Now, five of them, were foolish, and, five, prudent.
4But, the prudent, took oil in their vessels, with their torches.
Cross References
Isaiah 48:1Hear ye this—O house of Jacob, Ye who call yourselves by the name of Israel, Yea from the waters of Judah, came they forth,—Who swear by the name of Yahweh, And, by the God of Israel, call to remembrance—Not in truth, nor in righteousness;
Ezekiel 33:3And he shall see the sword coming upon the land,—and shall blow with the horn and warn the people
2 Timothy 3:5having a form of godliness, but, the power thereof, denying! and, from these, turn away;
Revelation 3:1And, unto the messenger of the assembly, in Sardis, write:—These things, saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works,—that, a name, thou hast, that thou art living, and 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 →