Matthew 25:4

Contemporary English Version 1995

The ones who were wise took along extra oil for their lamps.

Cross References

Romans 8:9

You are no longer ruled by your desires, but by God's Spirit, who lives in you. People who don't have the Spirit of Christ in them don't belong to him.

1 John 2:27

But Christ has blessed you with the Holy Spirit. Now the Spirit stays in you, and you don't need any teachers. The Spirit is truthful and teaches you everything. So stay one in your heart with Christ, just as the Spirit has taught you to do.

John 3:34

The Son was sent to speak God's message, and he has been given the full power of God's Spirit.

1 John 2:20

Christ, the Holy One, has blessed you, and now all of you understand.

Psalm 45:7

You love justice and hate evil. And so, your God chose you and made you happier than any of your friends.

Jude 1:19

And now these people are already making you turn against each other. They think only about this life, and they don't have God's Spirit.

2 Corinthians 1:22

and put his Spirit in our hearts to show that we belong only to him.

Matthew 7:24

Anyone who hears and obeys these teachings of mine is like a wise person who built a house on solid rock.

Matthew 10:16

I am sending you like lambs into a pack of wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Matthew 25:2

Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

Matthew 25:3

The foolish ones took their lamps, but no extra oil.

Matthew 25:5

The groom was late arriving, and the young women became drowsy and fell asleep.