Parallel Verses

Amplified

For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take any [extra] oil with them,

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

When the foolish took their lamps, they didn’t take olive oil with them.

International Standard Version

because when the foolish ones took their lamps, they didn't take any oil with them.

A Conservative Version

foolish women, who, having taken their lamps, took no olive oil with them.

American Standard Version

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

An Understandable Version

The foolish ones did not take enough olive oil for their lamps with them,

Anderson New Testament

Those who were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Bible in Basic English

For the foolish, when they took their lights, took no oil with them.

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

they that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

For the foolish, taking their lamps, took no oil with themselves:

Goodspeed New Testament

For the foolish ones brought their lamps but brought no oil with them,

John Wesley New Testament

They that were foolish, taking their lamps, took not oil with them.

Julia Smith Translation

Those foolish having taken their lanterns, took no oil with them.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

For [when] the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take olive oil with them.

Modern King James verseion

The foolish ones took their lamps, but took no oil with them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The foolish took their lamps, but took none oil with them.

Moffatt New Testament

For although the stupid took their lamps, they took no oil with them,

Montgomery New Testament

The foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them;

NET Bible

When the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with them.

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

For the foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them.

Sawyer New Testament

The foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them;

The Emphasized Bible

For, the foolish - though they took, their torches, took not with them, oil:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Those who were taking their lamps, took no oil with them:

Twentieth Century New Testament

The foolish ones took their lamps, but took no oil with them;

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

For the foolish, when they took their torches, did not provide themselves with oil;

Williams New Testament

for the thoughtless ones took their lamps but took no oil with them.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

for the foolish, taking their lamps, did not take oil with them;

Worsley New Testament

The foolish ones took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ὅστις ἥτις ὅ6τι 
hostis 
Usage: 112

μωρός 
Moros 
Usage: 6

λαμβάνω 
lambano 
receive, take, have, catch, not tr,
Usage: 178

ἑαυτοῦ 
heautou 
Usage: 249

λαμπάς 
Lampas 
Usage: 4

and took
λαμβάνω 
lambano 
receive, take, have, catch, not tr,
Usage: 178

no
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

oil
ἔλαιον 
Elaion 
oil
Usage: 5

with
μετά 
meta 
with, after, among, hereafter , afterward , against, not tr,
Usage: 346

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

The Parable Of The Ten Virgins

2 Five of them were foolish [thoughtless, silly, and careless], and five were wise [far-sighted, practical, and sensible]. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take any [extra] oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil along with their lamps.


Cross References

Isaiah 48:1-2

“Hear this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel
And who come from the seed of Judah,
You who swear [allegiance] by the name of the Lord
And invoke the God of Israel,
But not in truth (sincerity) nor in righteousness [with moral and spiritual integrity].

Isaiah 58:2


“Yet they seek Me day by day and delight [superficially] to know My ways,
As [if they were in reality] a nation that has done righteousness
And has not abandoned (turned away from) the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me righteous judgments,
They delight in the nearness of God.

Ezekiel 33:3

and he sees the sword coming on the land, and he blows the trumpet and warns the people,

Matthew 23:25-26

“Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of extortion and robbery and self-indulgence (unrestrained greed).

2 Timothy 3:5

holding to a form of [outward] godliness (religion), although they have denied its power [for their conduct nullifies their claim of faith]. Avoid such people and keep far away from them.

Hebrews 12:15

See to it that no one falls short of God’s grace; that no root of resentment springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;

Revelation 3:1

“To the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Sardis write:

“These are the words of Him who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: ‘I know your deeds; you have a name (reputation) that you are alive, but [in reality] you are dead.

Revelation 3:15-16

‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold (invigorating, refreshing) nor hot (healing, therapeutic); I wish that you were cold or hot.

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