Matthew 25:3 · KJV
“They that {were} foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:”
— Matthew 25:3
And five of them were wise, and five {were} foolish.
But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
Matthew 25 — Context
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2And five of them were wise, and five {were} foolish.
3They that {were} foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
Cross References
Revelation 3:15-16
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
2 Timothy 3:5
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Isaiah 48:1-2
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, {but} not in truth, nor in righteousness.
Isaiah 58:2
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
Revelation 3:1
And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
Hebrews 12:15
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble {you}, and thereby many be defiled; {fail...; or, fall from}
Matthew 23:25-26
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Ezekiel 33:3
If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;