One basket had exceedingly good figs, like the figs usually found early in the season, and the other basket had exceedingly bad figs, which could not be eaten because they were so bad.
Matthew 25:2 - Catholic Public Domain Version But five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Five of them were foolish (thoughtless, without forethought) and five were wise (sensible, intelligent, and prudent). American Standard Version (1901) And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. Common English Bible Now five of them were wise, and the other five were foolish. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And five of them were foolish, and five wise. English Standard Version 2016 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. |
One basket had exceedingly good figs, like the figs usually found early in the season, and the other basket had exceedingly bad figs, which could not be eaten because they were so bad.
Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be as prudent as serpents and as simple as doves.
Consider this: who is a faithful and prudent servant, who has been appointed by his lord over his family, to give them their portion in due time?
The prudent responded by saying, 'Lest perhaps there may not be enough for us and for you, it would be better for you to go to the vendors and buy some for yourselves.'
They went out from among us, but they were not of us. For, if they had been of us, certainly they would have remained with us. But in this way, it is made manifest that none of them are of us.
So I want to caution you. Those who once knew everything that Jesus did, in saving the people from the land of Egypt, afterwards perished because they did not believe.