Matthew 25:2

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Five of the virgins were foolish, and five were wise.

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  • Jer 24:2 : 2 One basket had very good-looking figs in it. They looked like those that had ripened early. The other basket had very bad-looking figs in it, so bad they could not be eaten.
  • Matt 7:24-27 : 24 Hearing and Doing“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25 The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because its foundation had been laid on rock. 26 Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed– it was utterly destroyed!”
  • 1 Cor 10:1-5 : 1 Learning from Israel’s Failures For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they were all drinking from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. 5 But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness.
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.
  • Jude 1:5 : 5 Now I desire to remind you(even though you have been fully informed of these facts once for all) that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, later destroyed those who did not believe.
  • Matt 13:19-23 : 19 When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path. 20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy. 21 But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away. 22 The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing. 23 But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.”
  • Matt 13:38-43 : 38 The field is the world and the good seed are the people of the kingdom. The poisonous weeds are the people of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 As the poisonous weeds are collected and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers. 42 They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears had better listen!
  • Matt 13:47-48 : 47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish. 48 When it was full, they pulled it ashore, sat down, and put the good fish into containers and threw the bad away.
  • Matt 22:10-11 : 10 And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. 11 But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
  • Matt 24:45 : 45 The Faithful and Wise Slave“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 25:1
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    1The Parable of the Ten Virgins“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

  • Matt 25:3-20
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    3When the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with them.

    4But the wise ones took flasks of olive oil with their lamps.

    5When the bridegroom was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

    6But at midnight there was a shout,‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’

    7Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

    8The foolish ones said to the wise,‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

    9‘No,’ they replied.‘There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

    10But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.

    11Later, the other virgins came too, saying,‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’

    12But he replied,‘I tell you the truth, I do not know you!’

    13Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.

    14The Parable of the Talents“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.

    15To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

    16The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.

    17In the same way, the one who had two gained two more.

    18But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.

    19After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

    20The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying,‘Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’

  • Eph 5:15
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    15Live Wisely Therefore consider carefully how you live– not as unwise but as wise,

  • Prov 8:5
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    5You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

  • Luke 24:25
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    25So he said to them,“You foolish people– how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

  • Matt 22:5
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    5But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

  • Luke 12:35-36
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    35Call to Faithful Stewardship“Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;

    36be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.

  • Matt 22:1-3
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    1The Parable of the Wedding Banquet Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:

    2“The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

    3He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

  • Matt 25:30
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    30And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

  • Eph 5:17
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    17For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.

  • Matt 25:28
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    28Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten.

  • Matt 24:45
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    45The Faithful and Wise Slave“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?

  • Matt 25:25
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    25so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’

  • Matt 22:10
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    10And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

  • Luke 12:20
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    20But God said to him,‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

  • Luke 19:25
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    25But they said to him,‘Sir, he has ten minas already!’

  • Eccl 2:14
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    14The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.

  • Matt 13:25
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    25But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat and went away.

  • Luke 15:5
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    5Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

  • Luke 13:25
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    25Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him,‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you,‘I don’t know where you come from.’

  • 2 Chr 4:7
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    7He made ten gold lampstands according to specifications and put them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left.

  • Luke 19:19
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    19So the king said to him,‘And you are to be over five cities.’

  • Matt 22:14
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    14For many are called, but few are chosen.”

  • Luke 12:40
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    40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

  • Eccl 7:5
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    5Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Matt 22:8
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    8Then he said to his slaves,‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.