Matthew 25:3
The foolish ones took their lamps, but took no oil with them;
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
In Context
2Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.
4while the prudent ones, besides taking their lamps, took oil in their jars.
Cross References
2 Timothy 3:5and while they retain the outward form of religion, they will not allow it to influence them. Turn your back on such men as these.
Revelation 3:1To the Angel of the Church in Sardis write: — “These are the words of him who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars; — I know your life, and that men say of you that you are living, though you are 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 →