Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 25:4
4but the wise ones took oil in their flasks with their lamps.
Matthew 25:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
- New International Version (NIV)The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.
- New King James Version (NKJV)but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
Context of Matthew 25:4
2Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3When the foolish took their lamps, they didn’t take oil with them; but the wise ones took oil in their flasks with their lamps. 5When the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6“In the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Here’s the groom! Come out to meet him.’
Read all of Matthew 25Matthew 25:4 word by word
αἱ δὲ φρόνιμοι ἔλαβον ἔλαιον ἐν τοῖς ἀγγείοις μετὰ τῶν λαμπάδων ἑαυτῶν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- the wiseφρόνιμοςphronimos · thoughtfulG5429
- tookλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
- oilἔλαιονelaion · olive oilG1637
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- vesselsἀγγεῖονaggeion · jarG30
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- lampsλαμπάςlampas · windowG2985
Cross-references for Matthew 25:4
- Psalms 45:7You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy more than your companions.
- Zechariah 4:2He asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top. The lampstand also has seven lamps at the top with seven spouts for each of the lamps.
- John 1:15(John testified concerning him and exclaimed, “This was the one of whom I said, ‘The one coming after me ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’”)
- John 3:34For the one whom God sent speaks God’s words, since he gives the Spirit without measure.
- Romans 8:9You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him.
- 2 Corinthians 1:22He has also put his seal on us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.
- Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- 1 John 2:20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
- Jude 1:19These people create divisions and are worldly, not having the Spirit.
Commentaries on Matthew 25:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Took oil in their vessels - They not only had a sufficiency of oil in their lamps, but they carried a vessel with oil to recruit their lamps, when it should be found expedient. This the foolish or improvident neglected to do: hence, when the oil that was in their lamps burned out, they had none to pour into the lamp to maintain the flame.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-4Verses 2-4 And five of them were wise - . The words “wise and foolish,” here, refer only to their conduct; in regard to the oil. The one part was “wise” in taking oil, the other “foolish” in neglecting it. The conduct of those who were “wise” refers to those who are “prepared” for the coming of Christ - prepared by possessing real piety, and not being merely his professed followers. The conduct of those “without” oil expresses the conduct of those who…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13This parable confirms the need to be alert and ready for Christ's return (Matthew 25:13; see also Luke 12:35–36).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps--What are these "lamps" and this "oil"? Many answers have been given. But since the foolish as well as the wise took their lamps and went forth with them to meet the Bridegroom, these lighted lamps and this advance a certain way in company with the wise, must denote that Christian profession which is common to all who bear the Christian name; while the insufficiency of this without something else…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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