Matthew 25:8
and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;
Young's Literal Translation
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
7'Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,
Cross References
Job 18:5Also, the light of the wicked is extinguished. And there doth not shine a spark of his fire.
Proverbs 4:18And the path of the righteous [is] as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,
Proverbs 20:20Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.
Matthew 13:20'And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,
Luke 12:35'Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,
Acts 8:24And Simon answering, said, 'Beseech ye for me unto the Lord, that nothing may come upon me of the things 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 →