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 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 wise, and five were foolish.

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

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

5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

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What Does Matthew 25:3 Mean?

Matthew 25:3 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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