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Matthew Chapter 25 verse 8 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 25:8

And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.
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BBE Matthew 25:8

And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.
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DARBY Matthew 25:8

And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.
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KJV Matthew 25:8

And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
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WBT Matthew 25:8

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WEB Matthew 25:8

The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
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YLT Matthew 25:8

and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8. - The foolish said unto the wise. They apply to their prudent companions for aid at this crisis. They recognize now the superior wisdom of the others, and would fain have their assistance to hide their own deficiencies. Are gone out (σβένυνται, are going out). The lamps, fresh trimmed, had burned for a few moments, and then, having no oil, soon waned and died out. Spiritually speaking, the idea of these people seems to have been that the merits of others could supply their lack, or that there was a general store of grace to which they could have recourse, and which would serve instead of individual personal preparation. See here a terrible warning against delay in the matter of the soul, or against trusting to a death bed repentance.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) Our lamps are gone out.--Better, as in the margin, are going out. They were not quite extinguished; the flax was still smoking.