Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Now five of them were foolish, and five were wise,
American Standard Version
And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Five of the bridesmaids were foolish and five were sensible.
Anderson New Testament
Five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Bible in Basic English
And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
Common New Testament
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
Daniel Mace New Testament
five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Darby Translation
And five of them were prudent and five foolish.
Godbey New Testament
And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
Goodspeed New Testament
Now five of them were foolish and five were sensible.
John Wesley New Testament
But five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Julia Smith Translation
And five of them were discerning, and five foolish.
King James 2000
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now five of them were foolish and five [were] wise.
Modern King James verseion
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
Moffatt New Testament
Five of them were stupid and five were sensible.
Montgomery New Testament
And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
NET Bible
Five of the virgins were foolish, and five were wise.
New Heart English Bible
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
Noyes New Testament
And five of them were foolish, and five wise.
Sawyer New Testament
and five of them were foolish, and five wise.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, five of them, were foolish, and, five, prudent.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But five of them were provident, and five foolish.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.
Webster
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Weymouth New Testament
Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
Williams New Testament
Now five of them were thoughtless and five were thoughtful,
World English Bible
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
Worrell New Testament
And five of them were foolish, and five wise;
Worsley New Testament
and five were foolish.
Youngs Literal Translation
and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
Themes
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » What the coming of the lord is likened to
Fool » Parables of » Of the foolish virgns
Fools » Are » Mere professors of religion
Jesus Christ » Parables of » Ten virgins
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates the parables of the ten virgins and of the talents
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is likened to
Kingdom of heaven » Compared » To ten virgins
Marriage » Figurative » Parables from
Marriage » The bridegroom » Returned with the bride to his house at night
Parables » Parables of Christ » Ten virgins
Virgin » Parable of the wise and foolish
Woman » Illustrative » (wise,) of saints
Woman » Illustrative » (foolish,) of mere professors
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 25:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Ten Virgins
1 Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to the bridegroom's gathering. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish, 3 foolish women, who, having taken their lamps, took no olive oil with them.
Cross References
Jeremiah 24:2
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe, and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten they were so bad.
Matthew 7:24-27
Therefore every man, whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will compare him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.
Matthew 13:19-23
Of every man who hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understands it, evil comes, and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is that which was sown by the wayside.
Matthew 13:38-43
and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of evil.
Matthew 13:47-48
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered from every kind,
Matthew 22:10-11
And those bondmen having departed into the roads, they gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good. And the wedding was filled with those who were dining.
Matthew 24:45
Who then is the faithful and wise bondman, whom his lord appointed over his service, to give them the provision on time?
1 Corinthians 10:1-5
But I want you not to be ignorant, brothers, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,
1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us. For if they were of us, they would have continued with us, but--so that they might be made known, that they are not all of us.
Jude 1:5
Now I want to remind you, ye having known this once, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.