Matthew 25:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:”

Matthew 25:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 25:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 25:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,”

Matthew 25:3 — World English Bible

Matthew 25:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Matthew 25:3 — American Standard Version

Matthew 25:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;”

Matthew 25:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 25:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;”

Matthew 25:3 — Darby Translation

Matthew 25:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The foolish tooke their lampes, but tooke none oyle with them.”

Matthew 25:3 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 25:3 in Context — Matthew 25

1 Alors le royaume des cieux sera semblable à dix vierges qui, ayant pris leurs lampes, allèrent à la rencontre de l’époux.

2 Cinq d’entre elles étaient folles, et cinq sages.

3 Les folles, en prenant leurs lampes, ne prirent point d’huile avec elles;

4 mais les sages prirent, avec leurs lampes, de l’huile dans des vases.

5 Comme l’époux tardait, toutes s’assoupirent et s’endormirent.

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What Does Matthew 25:3 Mean?

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