Matthew 25:2

Coverdale Bible (1535)

But fyue of them were foolish, and fyue were wyse.

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  • Jer 24:2 : 2 In the one maunde were very good fyges, euen like as those that be first ripe. In the other maunde were very naughtie figes, which might not be eaten, they were so euell.
  • Matt 7:24-27 : 24 Whosoeuer therfore heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth the same, I wyll lycke hym vnto a wyse man, which buylt hys house vpon a rocke: 25 Now whan abundaunce of rayne descended, and the wyndes blewe and bet vpon that same house, it fel not, because it was grounded on the rocke. 26 And who soeuer heareth of me these sayinges, & doth the not, shalbe lyckened vnto a folysh ma, which buylt his housse apon the sonde: 27 Now whan abudaunce of rayne desceded, & the wyndes blewe, & bet vpon yt housse, it fell, and great was the fall of it.
  • 1 Cor 10:1-5 : 1 Brethren, I wolde not that ye shulde be ignoraunt of this, that oure fathers were all vnder the cloude, and all passed thorow the see, 2 & were all baptised vnder Moses in the cloude and in the see, 3 and dyd all eate of one spirituall meate, 4 and dyd all drynke of one spirituall drynke: but they dronke of the spirituall rocke that folowed the, which rocke was Christ. 5 Neuertheles in many of them had God no delyte, for they were smytten downe in the wyldernesse.
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They wente out fro vs, but they were not of vs: for yf they had bene of vs, they wolde no doute haue contynued with vs. But that they maye be knowne, how that they are not all of vs.
  • Jude 1:5 : 5 My minde is therfore to put you in remebrauce, for as moche as ye once knowe this, how that ye LORDE (after that he had deliuered the people out of Egipt) destroyed them which afterwarde beleued not.
  • Matt 13:19-23 : 19 Whan one heareth ye worde of the kyngdome, and vnderstondeth it not, the euell man cometh, and plucketh it awaye that is sowne in his hert: & this is he yt is sowne by the waye syde. 20 But he yt is sowne in the stonye grounde, is this: wha one heareth the worde, & anone with ioye receaueth it: 21 neuertheles he hath no rote i him, but endureth for a season: wha trouble & persecucion aryseth because of the worde, immediatly he his offended. 22 As for him that is sowne amonge ye thornes, this is he: Wha one heareth the worde, & the carefulnes of this worlde, & the disceatfulnes of riches choke the worde, & so he becometh vnfrutefull. 23 But he yt is sowne in the good grounde, is this: whan one heareth the worde, and vnderstondeth it, and bringeth forth frute: and some geueth an hudreth folde, some sixtie folde, and some thirtie folde.
  • Matt 13:38-43 : 38 the felde is the worlde: ye good sede are the childre of the kyngdome: The tares are the children of wickednes: 39 ye enemye that soweth the, is the deuell: ye haruest is the ende of the worlde: ye reapers are ye angels. 40 For like as ye tares are weded out, and brent in the fyre, eue so shal it go in ye ende of this worlde. 41 The sonne of man shal sende forth his angels, & they shal gather out of his kingdome all thinges yt offende, & the yt do iniquyte, 42 & shal cast the in to a fornace of fyre, there shalbe waylinge and gnasshinge of teth. 43 The shal the righteous shyne as the Sonne, in the kyngdome of their father. Who so hath eares to heare, let him heare.
  • Matt 13:47-48 : 47 Agayne, ye kyngdome of heaue is like vnto a nett cast in to ye see, wherwith are take all maner of fyshes: 48 & wha it is ful, me drawe it out vnto ye shore, & sytt & gather ye good i to the vessels, but cast the bad awaye.
  • Matt 22:10-11 : 10 And the seruauntes wete out in to the hye wayes, and gathered together as many as they coulde fynde, both good and bad, & the tables were all full. 11 Then the kynge wete in, to se the gestes, and spyed there a man that had not on a weddynge garment,
  • Matt 24:45 : 45 Who is now a faithfull and wyse seruaut, whom his lorde hath made ruler ouer his houssholde, that he maye geue them meate in due season?

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  • Matt 25:1
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    1 Then shal the kyngdome of heauen be like vnto ten virgins, which toke their lapes, and wente forth to mete the brydegome.

  • Matt 25:3-20
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    3 The foolish toke their lapes, neuertheles they toke none oyle with them.

    4 But the wyse toke oyle in their vessels with their lampes.

    5 Now whyle the brydegrome taried, they slombred all and slepte.

    6 But at mydnight there was a crye made: Beholde, the brydegrome commeth, go youre waye out for to mete him.

    7 Then all those virgins arose, and prepared their lampes.

    8 But the foolish sayde vnto the wyse: geue vs of youre oyle, for oure lapes are gone out.

    9 Then answered the wyse, and sayde: Not so, lest there be not ynough for vs and you, but go rather vnto them that sell, and bye for youre selues.

    10 And whyle they wente to bye, the brydegrome came: and they that were readye, wente in with him vnto the mariage, and the gate was shut vp.

    11 At ye last came ye other virgins also, and sayde: LORDE LORDE, opo vnto vs.

    12 But he answered, and sayde: Verely I saye vnto you: I knowe you not.

    13 Watch ye therfore, for ye knowe nether the daye ner yet the houre, whan ye sonne of man shal come.

    14 Like wyse as a certayne ma ready to take his iourney into a straunge countre, called his seruautes, and delyuered his goodes vnto the.

    15 And vnto one he gaue fyue talentes, to another two, and to another one: vnto euery man after his abilyte, and straight waye departed.

    16 Then he that had receaued the fyue talentes, wente and occupied with the same, and wanne other fyue talentes.

    17 Likewyse he yt receaued two talentes, wane other two also.

    18 But he that receaued ye one wente and dygged a pyt in the earth, and hyd his lordes money.

    19 After a longe season the lorde of those seruauntes came, and rekened with them.

    20 Then came he that had receaued fyue talentes, and brought other fyue talentes, and sayde: Syr, thou delyuerdst vnto me fyue talentes:Beholde, with them haue I wonne fyue taletes mo.

  • Eph 5:15
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    15 Take hede therfore how ye walke circumspectly, not as the vnwyse, but as ye wyse,

  • Prov 8:5
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    5 Take hede vnto knowlege o ye ignoraut, be wyse in herte o ye fooles.

  • Luke 24:25
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    25 And he sayde vnto the: O ye fooles and slowe of hert to beleue all that the prophetes haue spoke?

  • Matt 22:5
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    5 But they made light of it, and wente their wayes: one to his hussbandrye, another to his marchaundise.

  • Luke 12:35-36
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    35 Let youre loynes be gerded aboute, and youre lightes burnynge,

    36 and be ye like vnto men that wayte for their lorde, agaynst he returne from the mariage, that whan he cometh & knocketh, they maye straight waye open vnto him.

  • Matt 22:1-3
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    1 And Iesus answered, and spake vnto the agayne by parables, & sayde:

    2 The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a kynge, which maried his sonne.

    3 And sent forth his seruauntes, to call the gestes vnto the mariage, & they wolde not come.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8 The wy?dome of him that hath vnderstondinge is, to take hede vnto his waye, but the foolishnesse of the vnwyse disceaueth.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24 Riches are an ornament vnto the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20 In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plenteousnesse, but a foolish body spendeth vp all.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5 but make ye foole an answere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne coceate.

  • Matt 25:30
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    30 And cast the vnprofitable seruaunt in to vtter darcknes: there shalbe waylinge and gnasshinge of teth.

  • Eph 5:17
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    17 Wherfore be not ye vnwyse, but vnderstonde what the wil of the LORDE is,

  • Matt 25:28
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    28 Therfore take the talent fro him, and geue it vnto him that hath ten talentes.

  • Matt 24:45
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    45 Who is now a faithfull and wyse seruaut, whom his lorde hath made ruler ouer his houssholde, that he maye geue them meate in due season?

  • Matt 25:25
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    25 and so I was afrayed, and wete and hyd thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast thine owne.

  • Matt 22:10
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    10 And the seruauntes wete out in to the hye wayes, and gathered together as many as they coulde fynde, both good and bad, & the tables were all full.

  • Luke 12:20
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    20 But God sayde vnto him: Thou foole, this night shal they requyre thy soule from the, and whose shal it be that thou hast prepared?

  • Luke 19:25
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    25 And they sayde vnto him: Syr, he hath ten pounde already.

  • Eccl 2:14
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    14 For a wyse man beareth his eyes aboute in his heade, but the foole goeth in the darknesse. I perceaued also that they both had one ende.

  • Matt 13:25
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    25 But whyle me slepte, there came an enemye, and sowed tares amonge ye wheate, & wente his waye.

  • Luke 15:5
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    5 And whan he hath founde it, he layeth it vpon his shulders with ioye:

  • Luke 13:25
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    25 From that tyme forth, whan the good man of the house is rysen vp, and hath shut the dore, then shal ye begynne to stonde without, and to knocke at ye dore, and saye: LORDE LORDE, open vnto vs. And he shal answere, and saye vnto you: I knowe you not whence ye are.

  • 2 Chr 4:7
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    7 Ten golden candelstickes made he also as they ought to be, and set them in the temple: fyue on the righte hande, and fyue on the lefte.

  • Luke 19:19
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    19 And to him he sayde: And thou shalt be ouer fyue cities.

  • Matt 22:14
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    14 For many be called, but few are chose.

  • Luke 12:40
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    40 Therfore be ye ready also, for at an houre whan ye thynke not, shal the sonne of man come.

  • Eccl 7:5
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    5 It is better to geue eare to the chastenynge of a wyse man, then to heare the songe of fooles.

  • Matt 22:8
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    8 Then sayde he vnto his seruauntes: The mariage in dede is prepared, but the gestes were not worthy.