Matthew 25:8
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
- KJV
- And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
- WEB
- The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
- ASV
- And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.
- DARBY
- And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.
- BLB
- And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your⁺ oil, because our lamps are going out.’
- ÅB
- Men de dårlige sa til de kloke: ‘Gi oss av oljen deres! For lampene våre slukner.’
- OTB
- De ukloke sa til de kloke: 'Del litt av oljen deres med oss, for lampene våre slukner.'
- B1930
- Men de dårlige sa til de kloke: Gi oss av eders olje! for våre lamper slukner.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Read in contextLuke 12:35
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
Read in contextHebrews 4:1
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Read in contextMatthew 13:20–21
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
Read in contextRevelation 3:9
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
Read in contextProverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Read in contextJob 8:13–14
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
Read in contextJob 18:5
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
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