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Matthew 25:3

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

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

They that were foolish took their lamps,.... The Vulgate Latin, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel, read, "the five foolish",…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Matthew 25:2-4

And five of them were wise - . The words “wise and foolish,” here, refer only to their conduct; in regard to the oil.…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

They that were foolish took their lamps All watch for their Lord, but some only "the wise" with true intensity and with…