Matthew 25:3

They that were foolish tooke their lampes, and tooke no oyle with them:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them:
- American Standard Version (1901)

For the foolish, when they took their lights, took no oil with them.
- Basic English Bible

They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;
- Darby Bible

They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
- Webster's Bible

For the foolish, when they took their torches, did not provide themselves with oil;
- Weymouth Bible

Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,
- World English Bible

But the fyue foolis token her laumpis, and token not oile with hem;
- Wycliffe Bible

they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;
- Youngs Literal Bible

Wesley's Notes for Matthew 25:3

25:3 The foolish took no oil with them - No more than kept them burning just for the present. None to supply their future want, to recruit their lamp's decay. The lamp is faith. A lamp and oil with it, is faith working by love.