Matthew 25:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³ The foolish ones did not take enough olive oil for their lamps with them,

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take any [extra] oil with them;

American Standard Version (1901)

³ For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them:

Common English Bible

³ The foolish ones took their lamps but didn’t bring oil for them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ For the five foolish, having brought their lamps, did not take oil with them.

Matthew 25:3 Cross References

2 Timothy 3:5

[These people] maintain an appearance of being godly, but they have denied its power; [you should] turn away from such people.

Revelation 3:1

“And write [this] to the angel of the church at Sardis: These are the words of Him who has the seven Spirits of God [i.e., Jesus, who has the Holy Spirit] and the seven stars [i.e., the seven angels of the seven churches. See 1:20]: I know about your deeds, that you have a reputation for being [spiritually] alive, but you are [really] dead.

Hebrews 12:15

Look carefully [at how you are living] so that no one falls away from God’s unearned favor, and that no “poisonous plant sprouts up” to cause trouble and corrupt many people [Note: This is an analogy from Deut. 29:16-18 being used as a warning against the evil influence of wicked people],

Matthew 25:1

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be similar to ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the [bride and] groom. [Note: The picture here is that of a newly married couple returning from a festive reception to the groom’s home where they continued celebrating and were welcomed by a late evening wedding party]

Matthew 25:2

Five of the bridesmaids were foolish and five were sensible.

Matthew 25:4

but the sensible ones took [extra] oil in containers, along with their lamps.