Matthew 25:8
And, the foolish, unto the prudent, said—Give us of your oil, because, our torches, are going out.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, arose all those virgins, and trimmed their torches.
Cross References
Job 18:5Even the light of the lawless, shall go out,—Neither shall shine the flame of his fire;
Proverbs 4:18But, the path of the righteous, is as the light of dawn,—going on and brightening, unto meridian day.
Proverbs 20:20Whoso revileth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.
Matthew 13:20And, he on the rocky places sown, the same, is he that, heareth the word, and, straightway, with joy, receiveth it;
Luke 12:35Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning,
Acts 8:24And Simon, answering, said—Entreat ye, in my behalf, unto the Lord; that, nothing, may come upon me, of the things whereof ye have spoken!
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 →