Matthew 25:8

Matthew 25:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’

Context of Matthew 25:8

6“At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ 7“Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ 9“ ‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ 10“But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

Matthew 25:8 word by word

αἱ δὲ μωραὶ ταῖς φρονίμοις εἶπαν· δότε ἡμῖν ἐκ τοῦ ἐλαίου ὑμῶν, ὅτι αἱ λαμπάδες ἡμῶν σβέννυνται.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the foolishμωρόςmōros · foolishG3474
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto the wiseφρόνιμοςphronimos · thoughtfulG5429
• Giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• oilἔλαιονelaion · olive oilG1637
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• lampsλαμπάςlampas · windowG2985
• are gone outσβέννυμιsbennumi · to extinguishG4570

Cross-references for Matthew 25:8

• Matthew 3:9And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
• Luke 16:24So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’
• Acts 8:24Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
• Revelation 3:9I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.
• Matthew 13:20The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
• Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless.
• Job 18:5“The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning.
• Job 21:17“Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out? How often does calamity come upon them, the fate God allots in his anger?
• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
• Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
• Proverbs 20:20If someone curses their father or mother, their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.
• Luke 8:18Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them.”
• Luke 12:35“Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning,
• Hebrews 4:1Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it.

Commentaries on Matthew 25:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Our lamps are gone out - , are going out. So then it is evident that they were once lighted. They had once hearts illuminated and warmed by faith and love; but they had backslidden from the salvation of God, and now they are excluded from heaven, because, through their carelessness, they have let the light that was in them become darkness, and have not applied in time for a fresh supply of the salvation of God. A Jewish rabbin supposes God addressing man…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. 88. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out--rather, as in the Margin, "are going out"; for oil will not light an extinguished lamp, though it will keep a burning one from going out. Ah! now at length they have discovered not only their own folly, but the wisdom of the other class, and they do homage to it. They did not perhaps despise them before, but they thought them righteous overmuch; now they are forced…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 25:8

• Bridegroom
• Fool
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Marriage
• Opportunity
• Procrastination
• Reprobacy
• Resurrection
• Unfaithfulness
• Virgin
• Wisdom
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Bride
• Cry
• Depart
• Hard
• Judgment, The final
• Ought
• Parable
• Reckon
• Talent
• Thirsty

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