8And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.


In Context

5 Now the bridegroom tarrying, they all grew heavy and slept.

6 But in the middle of the night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom; go forth to meet him.

7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their torches.

8 And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.

9 But the prudent answered saying, We cannot, lest it might not suffice for us and for you. Go rather to those that sell, and buy for yourselves.

10 But as they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the ones that were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.

Matthew 25:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:8The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:8And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:8And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil: for our lamps are gone out.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:8The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:8and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:8And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.