Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"But the foolish ones told the wise, "Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out!'
A Conservative Version
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us from your olive oil, because our lamps are going out.
American Standard Version
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
The foolish ones said to the sensible ones, 'Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.'
Anderson New Testament
And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are going out.
Bible in Basic English
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.
Common New Testament
And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
and the foolish said to the wise, give us of your oil, for our lamps are going out.
Godbey New Testament
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.
Goodspeed New Testament
And the foolish ones said to the sensible ones, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
John Wesley New Testament
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Julia Smith Translation
And the foolish said to the discerning, Give us of your oil; for our lights are quenched.
King James 2000
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the foolish ones said to the wise ones, 'Give us [some] of your olive oil, because our lamps are going out!'
Modern King James verseion
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps have gone out.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us of your oil, for our lamps go out.'
Moffatt New Testament
The stupid said to the sensible, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
Montgomery New Testament
"and the foolish said to the wise, "'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
NET Bible
The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.'
New Heart English Bible
The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
Noyes New Testament
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil, for our lamps are going out.
Sawyer New Testament
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil, for our lamps have gone out.
The Emphasized Bible
And, the foolish, unto the prudent, said - Give us of your oil, because, our torches, are going out.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And the foolish said to the provident, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And the foolish said to the prudent 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'
Webster
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil: for our lamps are gone out.
Weymouth New Testament
"'Give us some of your oil,' said the foolish ones to the wise, 'for our torches are going out.'
Williams New Testament
And the thoughtless ones said to the thoughtful ones, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
World English Bible
The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
Worrell New Testament
And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out.'
Worsley New Testament
and the foolish ones said to the wise, Give us of your oil, for our lamps are going out:
Youngs Literal Translation
and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;
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
Parables » Parables of Christ » Ten virgins
Virgin » Parable of the wise and foolish
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 25:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Ten Virgins
7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their torches. 8 And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out. 9 But the prudent answered saying, We cannot, lest it might not suffice for us and for you. Go rather to those that sell, and buy for yourselves.
Cross References
Luke 12:35
Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning;
Job 8:13-14
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the profane man's hope shall perish,
Job 18:5
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the flame of his fire shall not shine.
Job 21:17
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, and cometh their calamity upon them? Doth he distribute sorrows to them in his anger?
Proverbs 4:18-19
But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come.
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Proverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
Matthew 3:9
And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
Matthew 13:20-21
But he that is sown on the rocky places this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
Luke 8:18
Take heed therefore how ye hear; for whosoever has, to him shall be given, and whosoever has not, even what he seems to have shall be taken from him.
Luke 16:24
And he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.
Acts 8:24
And Simon answering said, Supplicate ye for me to the Lord, so that nothing may come upon me of the things of which ye have spoken.
Hebrews 4:1
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you might seem to have failed of it.
Revelation 3:9
Behold, I make them of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews, and are not, but lie; behold, I will cause that they shall come and shall do homage before thy feet, and shall know that I have loved thee.