Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
"'Give us some of your oil,' said the foolish ones to the wise, '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.
Darby Translation
And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches 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.
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 bridesmaids roused themselves and trimmed their torches. 8 "'Give us some of your oil,' said the foolish ones to the wise, 'for our torches are going out.' 9 "'But perhaps,' replied the wise, 'there will not be enough for all of us. Go to the shops rather, and buy some for yourselves.'
Cross References
Luke 12:35
"Have your girdles on, and let your lamps be alight;
Matthew 3:9
and do not imagine that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones.
Matthew 13:20-21
He who has received the seed on the rocky ground is the man who hears the Message and immediately receives it with joy.
Luke 8:18
Be careful, therefore, how you hear; for whoever has anything, to him more shall be given, and whoever has nothing, even that which he thinks he has shall be taken away from him."
Luke 16:24
So he cried aloud, and said, "'Father Abraham, take pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.'
Acts 8:24
"Pray, both of you, to the Lord for me," answered Simon, "that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."
Hebrews 4:1
Therefore let us be on our guard lest perhaps, while He still leaves us a promise of being admitted to His rest, some one of you should be found to have fallen short of it.
Revelation 3:9
I will cause some belonging to Satan's synagogue who say that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but are liars--I will make them come and fall at your feet and know for certain that I have loved you.