Matthew 25:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For the foolish, when they took their lights, took no oil with them.

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  • Isa 48:1-2 : 1 Give ear to this, O family of Jacob, you who are named by the name of Israel, and have come out of the body of Judah; who take oaths by the name of the Lord, and make use of the name of the God of Israel, but not truly and not in good faith. 2 For they say that they are of the holy town, and put their faith in the God of Israel: the Lord of armies is his name.
  • Isa 58:2 : 2 Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come near to God.
  • Ezek 33:3 : 3 If, when he sees the sword coming on the land, by sounding the horn he gives the people news of their danger;
  • Matt 23:25-26 : 25 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire. 26 You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.
  • 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.
  • Heb 12:15 : 15 Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;
  • Rev 3:1 : 1 And to the angel of the church in Sardis say: These things says he who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I have knowledge of your works, that you seem to be living but are dead.
  • Rev 3:15-16 : 15 I have knowledge of your works, that you are not cold or warm: it would be better if you were cold or warm. 16 So because you are not one thing or the other, I will have no more to do with you.

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    4But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lights.

    5Now the husband was a long time in coming, and they all went to sleep.

    6But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him.

    7Then all those virgins got up, and made ready their lights.

    8And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.

    9But the wise made answer, saying, There may not be enough for us and you; it would be better for you to go to the traders and get oil for yourselves.

    10And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut.

    11After that the other virgins came, saying, Lord, Lord, let us in.

    12But he made answer and said, Truly I say to you, I have no knowledge of you.

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    20But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

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    37Then you are to make its seven vessels for the lights, putting them in their place so that they give light in front of it.

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    15The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.

  • 1 Cor 3:19
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  • Prov 17:24
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  • Job 12:5
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