Matthew 25:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’”
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“The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 25:8 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
- Job 18:5Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
- Job 21:17How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
- Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
- Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
- Matthew 3:9And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
- Matthew 13:20The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
- Luke 8:18Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
- Luke 12:35Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
- Luke 16:24So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
- Acts 8:24Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
- Hebrews 4:1Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
- Revelation 3:9Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
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