Matthew 25:4
But the wise ones took flasks of olive oil with their lamps.
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- John 3:34 : 34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit sparingly.
- Rom 8:9 : 9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, this person does not belong to him.
- 1 John 2:20 : 20 Nevertheless you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.
- 1 John 2:27 : 27 Now as for you, the anointing that you received from him resides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things, it is true and is not a lie. Just as it has taught you, you reside in him.
- Jude 1:19 : 19 These people are divisive, worldly, devoid of the Spirit.
- Ps 45:7 : 7 You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.
- Zech 4:2-3 : 2 He asked me,“What do you see?” I replied,“I see a menorah of pure gold with a receptacle at the top. There are seven lamps at the top, with seven pipes going to the lamps. 3 There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right of the receptacle and the other on the left.”
- John 1:15-16 : 15 John testified about him and shouted out,“This one was the one about whom I said,‘He who comes after me is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’” 16 For we have all received from his fullness one gracious gift after another.
- 2 Cor 1:22 : 22 who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.
- Gal 5:22-23 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
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- Matt 25:1-33 verses92%
1 The 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.
2 Five of the virgins were foolish, and five were wise.
3 When the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with them.
- Matt 25:5-117 verses87%
5 When the bridegroom was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 But at midnight there was a shout,‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’
7 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
8 The 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.’
10 But 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.
11 Later, the other virgins came too, saying,‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’
- Luke 12:35-362 verses74%
35 Call to Faithful Stewardship“Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;
36 be 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.
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20 There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.
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37 the pure lampstand, its lamps, with the lamps set in order, and all its accessories, and oil for the light;
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14 the lampstand for the light and its accessories, its lamps, and oil for the light;
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3 He said,“Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. Get as many as you can.
4 Go and close the door behind you and your sons. Pour the olive oil into all the containers; set aside each one when you have filled it.”
5 So she left him and closed the door behind her and her sons. As they were bringing the containers to her, she was pouring the olive oil.
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37 “You are to make its seven lamps, and then set its lamps up on it, so that it will give light to the area in front of it.
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2 “Command the Israelites to bring to you pure oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.
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21 The Parable of the Lamp He also said to them,“A lamp isn’t brought to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand?
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16 Showing the Light“No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in can see the light.
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20 the pure gold lampstands and their lamps which burned as specified at the entrance to the inner sanctuary,
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9 “They must take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand of the light, with its lamps, its wick-trimmers, its trays, and all its oil vessels, with which they service it.
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6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for fragrant incense,
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20 Offering the Oil“You are to command the Israelites that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, so that the lamps will burn regularly.
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15 People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
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24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.
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9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
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15 Live Wisely Therefore consider carefully how you live– not as unwise but as wise,
- Luke 11:35-362 verses68%
35 Therefore see to it that the light in you is not darkness.
36 If then your whole body is full of light, with no part in the dark, it will be as full of light as when the light of a lamp shines on you.”
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33 Internal Light“No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.
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8 The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
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4 by knowledge its rooms are filled with all kinds of precious and pleasing treasures.
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25 So he said to them,“You foolish people– how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
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14 The 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.
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4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.
- Matt 24:44-452 verses67%
44 Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
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?
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11 They press out the olive oil between the rows of olive trees; they tread the winepresses while they are thirsty.
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4 Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;
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34 On the lampstand there are to be four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms,
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5 You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!
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5 But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.
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4 You are to bring in the table and set out the things that belong on it; then you are to bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
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4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.
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40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
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4 (These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.)
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42 “Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.