Matthew 25:3
The foolish ones took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
In Context
4but the wise took oil in their vessels as well as in their lamps.
Cross References
2 Timothy 3:5having a form of godliness, but strangers to the power of it: from such turn away.
Revelation 3:1And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, These things saith He that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, 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 →