Matthew 25:2

New Living Translation

Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

Cross References

Jeremiah 24:2

One basket was filled with fresh, ripe figs, while the other was filled with bad figs that were too rotten to eat.

Matthew 10:16

“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

Matthew 24:45

“A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.

Matthew 25:3

The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps,

Matthew 25:4

but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil.

Matthew 25:9

“But the others replied, ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.’

1 John 2:19

These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with us.

Jude 1:5

So I want to remind you, though you already know these things, that Jesus first rescued the nation of Israel from Egypt, but later he destroyed those who did not remain faithful.