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Matthew 25:3
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When the foolish took their lamps, they didn’t take oil with them;
They that were foolish tooke their lampes, and tooke no oyle with them:
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,
"For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take extra oil with them;
The five foolish bridesmaids took their lamps, but they did not take more oil for the lamps to burn.
"For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take any [extra] oil with them,
"For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,
For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,
The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.
The foolish ones took lamps with them but no oil,
They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;
The foolish girls took their lamps with them, but they did not take extra oil for the lamps.
The foolish tooke their lampes, but tooke none oyle with them.
And the foolish ones took their lamps, but took no oil with them.
The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any extra oil with them,
For when the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take olive oil with them.
Those being foolish, taking their lamps, did not take oil with them.
For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them:
For the foolish, when they took their lights, took no oil with them.
Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,
For when the foolish ones took their lamps, they didn't take any oil with them.
And those foolish (ones) took their lamps, but did not take with them the oil:
And the foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them.
They that were foolyshe, toke their lampes, but toke none oyle with them:
For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them:
Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,
They that were foolish, taking their lamps, took not oil with them.
For the foolish, when they took their torches, did not provide themselves with oil;
But the fyue foolis token her laumpis, and token not oile with hem;
For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them:
They that [were] foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
When the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with them.
Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them,
The five who were foolish didn't take enough olive oil for their lamps,
The foolish women took their lamps but did not take oil with them.
When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them;
For, the foolish - though they took, their torches, took not with them, oil:
But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them.
For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them;
The folysshe toke their lampes but toke none oyle wt the.
they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;
The foolish toke their lapes, neuertheles they toke none oyle with them.
they that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
The dumb ones took their lanterns, but didn't take any extra oil.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
foolish: Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:26, Isaiah 48:1, Isaiah 48:2, Isaiah 58:2, Ezekiel 33:3, 2 Timothy 3:5, Hebrews 12:15, Revelation 3:1, Revelation 3:15, Revelation 3:16
Reciprocal: Proverbs 20:4 - therefore Proverbs 21:20 - oil Proverbs 31:18 - her candle Matthew 22:34 - they
Cross-References
and made him king of Israel, including the areas of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin.
The Queen of Sheba heard how famous Solomon was, so she went to Jerusalem to test him with difficult questions.
Caravans from Tema and Sheba
Force the rulers of Tarshish and of the islands to pay taxes to him. Make the kings of Sheba and of Seba bring gifts.
After this, I went to the kings of Dedan, Tema, Buz, the tribes of the Arabian Desert,
So I will punish Edom by killing all its people and livestock. It will be an empty wasteland all the way from Teman to Dedan.
Oak trees from Bashan were shaped into oars; pine trees from Cyprus were cut for your deck, which was then decorated with strips of ivory.
The people of Dedan supplied you with saddle blankets,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
They that were foolish took their lamps,.... The Vulgate Latin, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel, read, "the five foolish", whose folly is here exposed; and which lay not merely, or only in taking up the lamps of a profession in a wrong way, and upon a wrong bottom, but chiefly in what follows;
and took no oil with them: by oil is meant, not temporal blessings, nor spiritual ones, nor the Gospel, nor the gifts of the Spirit, all which are sometimes signified by oil; but either the Spirit of God himself, who is the oil of gladness, and the anointing which teacheth all things; or the regenerating and sanctifying grace of the Spirit, even all the graces which are implanted by him in conversion: this is so called, in allusion to the anointing oil under the law, in its excellent nature, its costly matter, its curious make, and particular application; and in the use of it to anoint both things, the tabernacle and its vessels, and persons, prophets, priests, and kings; see Exodus 30:23, c. The grace of the Spirit being of an holy and sanctifying nature, exceeding valuable and precious, and a curious piece of workmanship, and what is only applied unto, and bestowed on the elect of God and with which all the vessels of mercy, small and great, are anointed, and are made prophets, priests, and kings, and is what is, as that was, lasting and abiding: or else with respect to the precious oil, or ointment poured on Aaron's head, which was emblematical of the grace of the Spirit, which was poured forth, without measure, on Christ, and from him descends to all his members: or to the lamp oil for the candlestick in the tabernacle, which was oil olive, pure, beaten, and was for light, to cause the lamp to burn always; and fitly represented grace, which comes from Christ, the true olive tree; is pure, and of a purifying nature; and comes through a bruised, crucified Christ; and being put into the heart, causes the light of good works, and a becoming conversation, to shine forth: or else to oil in common, which is of a cheering and refreshing nature; is beautifying and adorning, supplying and healing, feeding and fattening, searching and penetrating, and will not mix with any thing else; upon all which accounts grace may be compared to it. Now these foolish virgins, though they took up a lamp of a profession, yet were unconcerned for the oil of grace, to fill, maintain, and trim this lamp: they were ignorant of the nature and use of true grace; they saw no need of it, and therefore did not ask for it, or about it; they neglected it, made light of it, and denied it as useless; and being destitute of it, took up their profession without it; and in this lay their folly.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And five of them were wise - . The words âwise and foolish,â here, refer only to their conduct; in regard to the oil. The one part was âwiseâ in taking oil, the other âfoolishâ in neglecting it. The conduct of those who were âwiseâ refers to those who are âpreparedâ for the coming of Christ - prepared by possessing real piety, and not being merely his professed followers. The conduct of those âwithoutâ oil expresses the conduct of those who profess to love him, but are destitute of true grace, and are therefore unprepared to meet him. Nothing can be argued from the number here in regard to the proportion of sincere Christians among professors. circumstances in parables are not to be pressed literally. They are necessary to keep up the story, and we must look chiefly or entirely to the scope or design of the parable to understand its meaning. In this parable the scope is to teach us to âwatchâ or be ready, Matthew 25:13. It is not to teach us the relative ânumberâ of those who shall be saved and who shall not. In teaching us to âwatch and to be ready,â our Lord gives great additional interest by the circumstances of this narrative; but there is no authority for saying that he meant to teach that just half of professing Christians would be deceived. The moral certainty is that ânothing likeâ that number will be found to have been hypocrites.
Oil in their vessels - The five foolish virgins probably expected that the bridegroom would come immediately; they therefore made no provision for any delay. The wise virgins knew that the time of his coming was uncertain, and they therefore furnished themselves with oil. This was carried in âvessels,â so that it could be poured on the torches when it was necessary.
Vessels - Cups, cans, or anything to hold oil.
