Matthew 25:2
“And fiue of them were wise, and fiue were foolish.”
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Matthew 25:2 Context
1Then shall the kingdome of heauen be likened vnto ten Uirgins, which tooke their lamps, & went forth to meet the bridegrome. 2And fiue of them were wise, and fiue were foolish. 3They that were foolish tooke their lampes, and tooke no oyle with them: 4But the wise tooke oyle in their vessels with their lampes.
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Other Translations for Matthew 25:2
And five of them were wise, and five [were] foolish.
- King James Version
"Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
- Basic English Bible
And five of them were prudent and five foolish.
- Darby Bible
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
- Webster's Bible
Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
- Weymouth Bible
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
- World English Bible
and fyue of hem weren foolis, and fyue prudent.
- Wycliffe Bible
and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 25:2
Mt 25:2 And five of them were wise, and five [were] foolish. The quality that made the difference between them was prudent forethought on the part of the wise. Compare Mt 7:21-27.