Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Five of the bridesmaids were foolish and five were sensible.
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,
A Conservative Version
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish,
American Standard Version
And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
Amplified
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 similar to ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the [bride and] groom. [Note: The picture here is that of a newly married couple returning from a festive reception to the groom's home where they continued celebrating and were welcomed by a late evening wedding party] 2 Five of the bridesmaids were foolish and five were sensible. 3 The foolish ones did not take enough olive oil for their lamps with them,
Cross References
Matthew 7:24-27
"Every person therefore, who hears these words of mine and obeys them will be like the sensible person who built his house on a [foundation of] rock.
Matthew 13:19-23
When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one [i.e., the devil] comes to him and grabs away what had been sown in his heart. This is the person who was scattered to the side of the road.
Matthew 13:38-43
and the field [represents] the world. The good seed [represents] the children who belong to the kingdom, and the weeds [represent] the children who belong to the evil one [i.e., the devil].
Matthew 13:47-48
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is similar to a drag-net [for fishing] that was cast into the lake and gathered all kinds [of fish].
Matthew 22:10-11
So, his servants went out to the highways and gathered in all those who could be found, both bad and good, so that the wedding [reception] was full of guests.
Matthew 24:45
"Who then, is the trustworthy and sensible slave, to whom his master has assigned the management of his household to provide timely meals for its members?
1 Corinthians 10:1-5
For I want you to be [fully] aware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and all of them passed [safely] through the [Red] Sea. [Note: This refers to God guiding the Israelites through the desert during the daytime by a cloud moving along above them . See Ex. 13:21-22].
1 John 2:19
These antichrists left our group [i.e., withdrew their fellowship from us], but they were not [really a part] of us, for if they had been, they would have continued [to participate] with us. But, by their leaving us, it proved that none of them were [really] a part of our group [after all].
Jude 1:5
But, I want to remind you, [even] though you already know the stories about how the Lord delivered His people from Egyptian [bondage], and then [later] destroyed those who did not believe [in Him].