Matthew 25:8
“And the foolish said vnto the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are gone out.”
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Matthew 25:8 Context
6And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth, goe ye out to meet him. 7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lampes. 8And the foolish said vnto the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are gone out. 9But the wise answered, saying, Not so, lest there be not ynough for vs and you, but goe ye rather to them that sell, and buy for your selues. 10And while they went to buy, the bridegrome came, and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the doore was shut.
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Other Translations for Matthew 25:8
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
- King James Version
"The foolish said to the prudent, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.
- Basic English Bible
And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.
- Darby Bible
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil: for our lamps are gone out.
- Webster's Bible
`Give us some of your oil,' said the foolish ones to the wise, `for our torches are going out.'
- Weymouth Bible
The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
- World English Bible
And the foolis seiden to the wise, Yyue ye to vs of youre oile, for oure laumpis ben quenchid.
- Wycliffe Bible
and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 25:8
25:8 Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out - Our faith is dead. What a time to discover this! Whether it mean the time of death, or of judgment. Unto which of the saints wilt thou then turn? Who can help thee at such a season?
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 25:8
Mt 25:8 Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. The Revised Version says, more correctly, "Our lamps are going out". They had kept up a flickering light to this time. Their apparent piety, though it satisfied them before, was not sufficient now. Shams disappear in the presence of death or judgment.