Matthew 25:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The wise girls took their lamps and more oil in jars.

Cross References

Romans 8:9

But you are not ruled by your sinful selves. You are ruled by the Spirit, if that Spirit of God really lives in you. But whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Christ.

1 John 2:27

Christ gave you a special gift. You still have this gift in you. So you don’t need anyone to teach you. The gift he gave you teaches you about everything. It is a true gift, not a false one. So continue to live in Christ, as his gift taught you.

John 3:34

God sent him, and he tells people what God says. God gives him the Spirit fully.

1 John 2:20

You have the gift that the Holy One gave you. So you all know the truth.

Psalm 45:7

You love what is right and hate what is wrong. So God, your God, chose you to be king, giving you more joy and honor than anyone like you.

Jude 1:19

These are the people who divide you. They are not spiritual, because they don’t have the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 1:22

He put his mark on us to show that we are his. Yes, he put his Spirit in our hearts as the first payment that guarantees all that he will give us.

Matthew 7:24

“Whoever hears these teachings of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.

Matthew 10:16

“Listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves. So be smart like snakes. But also be like doves and don’t hurt anyone.

Matthew 25:2

Five of the girls were foolish, and five were wise.

Matthew 25:3

The foolish girls took their lamps with them, but they did not take extra oil for the lamps.

Matthew 25:5

When the bridegroom was very late, the girls could not keep their eyes open, and they all fell asleep.