New King James Version
Matthew 25:8
8And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
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.
- New International Version (NIV)The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going 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 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“And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ 7Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ 10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.
Read all of Matthew 25Matthew 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 to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
- Luke 16:24“Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’
- Acts 8:24Then Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me.”
- Revelation 3:9Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
- Matthew 13:20But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;
- Job 8:13So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the hypocrite shall perish,
- Job 18:5“The light of the wicked indeed goes out, And the flame of his fire does not shine.
- Job 21:17“How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? How often does their destruction come upon them, The sorrows God distributes in His anger?
- Proverbs 4:18But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
- Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous rejoices, But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
- Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.
- Luke 8:18Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.”
- Luke 12:35“Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning;
- Hebrews 4:1Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come 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
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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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