Matthew 25:2

New Century Version

Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

Cross References

Jeremiah 24:2

One of the baskets had very good figs in it, like figs that ripen early in the season. But the other basket had figs too rotten to eat.

Matthew 10:16

“Listen, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as clever as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Matthew 24:45

“Who is the wise and loyal servant that the master trusts to give the other servants their food at the right time?

Matthew 25:3

The five foolish bridesmaids took their lamps, but they did not take more oil for the lamps to burn.

Matthew 25:4

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

Matthew 25:9

The wise bridesmaids answered, ‘No, the oil we have might not be enough for all of us. Go to the people who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

1 John 2:19

These enemies of Christ were in our fellowship, but they left us. They never really belonged to us; if they had been a part of us, they would have stayed with us. But they left, and this shows that none of them really belonged to us.

Jude 1:5

I want to remind you of some things you already know: Remember that the Lord saved his people by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. But later he destroyed all those who did not believe.