Matthew 25:2
1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
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.
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Compare
- BSB
- Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
- KJV
- And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
- WEB
- Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
- ASV
- And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
- DARBY
- And five of them were prudent and five foolish.
- BLB
- and five of them were foolish, and five wise.
- ÅB
- Men fem av dem var uvettige og fem var kloke.
- OTB
- Fem av dem handlet uklokt, og fem handlet klokt.
- B1930
- Men fem av dem var dårlige og fem kloke;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 24:2
One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:1–5
Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
Read in contextMatthew 13:47–48
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Read in contextMatthew 13:19–23
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Read in context1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
Read in contextJude 1:5
I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
Read in contextMatthew 13:38–43
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Read in contextMatthew 24:45
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
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