3For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them:


In Context

1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

2 And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

3 For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them:

4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

5 Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

Matthew 25:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:3They that [were] foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:3The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:3But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:3For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:3They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:3They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:3Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:3they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:3They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: