Matthew 25:8

New English Translation

The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

Cross References

Job 18:5

“Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire does not shine.

Job 21:17

“How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?

Psalm 49:7

Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price

Proverbs 13:9

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

Proverbs 20:20

The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

Matthew 25:1

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:7

Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

Matthew 25:9

‘No,’ they replied. ‘There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

Matthew 3:9

and don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Luke 12:35

“Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;

Luke 16:24

So he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.’

Luke 8:18

So listen carefully, for whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him.”

Acts 8:24

But Simon replied, “You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me.”

Hebrews 4:1

Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

Revelation 3:9

Listen! I am going to make those people from the synagogue of Satan – who say they are Jews yet are not, but are lying – Look, I will make them come and bow down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.