Matthew 25:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.”
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BSBPD
“Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 25:2 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 24:2One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten.
- Matthew 7:24Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
- Matthew 13:19When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
- Matthew 13:38The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
- Matthew 13:47Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
- Matthew 22:10So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
- Matthew 24:45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
- 1 Corinthians 10:1I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.
- 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
- Jude 1:5Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
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