When she trades the things she has made,\par she always earns a profit.\par And she works until late at night.\par
Matthew 25:3 - Easy To Read Version The five foolish girls brought their lamps, but they did not bring more oil for the lamps to burn. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take any [extra] oil with them; American Standard Version (1901) For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them: Common English Bible The foolish ones took their lamps but didn’t bring oil for them. Catholic Public Domain Version For the five foolish, having brought their lamps, did not take oil with them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them: |
When she trades the things she has made,\par she always earns a profit.\par And she works until late at night.\par
Then they will come every day\par to worship me.\par And they will want to learn my ways.\par They will become a nation that lives right.\par They will not quit following\par God’s good commands.\par They will ask me to judge them fairly.\par They will want to go to God\par \{for his fair decisions\}.\par
If this guard sees the enemy soldiers coming, then he blows the trumpet and warns the people.
“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten girls that went to wait for the bridegroom. {\cf2\super [383]} They brought their lamps with them.
Those people will continue to act like they serve God. But the way they live shows that they don’t really serve God. Timothy, stay away from those people.
Be careful that no person fails to get God’s grace (kindness). Be careful that no person becomes like a bitter weed growing among you. A person like that can ruin your whole group.