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Matthew 25:7

Matthew 25:7
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Then all these virgins arose,.... Not out of their graves; for the righteous and wicked will not rise together; the dead…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Trimmed their lamps - Burning until midnight, the oil was exhausted: they gave a dim and obscure light. They trimmed…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

trimmed their lamps By addition of oil, and by clearing the fibres with a needle.

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