Parallel Verses
Common New Testament
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
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
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.
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 shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them;
Cross References
Matthew 7:24-27
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Matthew 13:19-23
when anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
Matthew 13:38-43
the field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
Matthew 13:47-48
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind;
Matthew 22:10-11
And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.
Matthew 24:45
"Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?
1 Corinthians 10:1-5
For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all 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 had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that it might be plain that none of them were of us.
Jude 1:5
Now I desire to remind you, though you were once for all fully informed, that the Lord who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.