Matthew 25:3

Bible in Basic English 1965

For the foolish, when they took their lights, took no oil with them.

Cross References

Proverbs 31:18

She sees that her marketing is of profit to her: her light does not go out by night.

Isaiah 58:2

Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come near to God.

Ezekiel 33:3

If, when he sees the sword coming on the land, by sounding the horn he gives the people news of their danger;

Matthew 25:1

Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, the friends of the bride, who took their lights, and went out with the purpose of meeting the husband.

Matthew 25:2

And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

Matthew 25:4

But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lights.

2 Timothy 3:5

Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.

Hebrews 12:15

Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;

Revelation 3:1

And to the angel of the church in Sardis say: These things says he who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I have knowledge of your works, that you seem to be living but are dead.