Matthew Chapter 25 verse 2 Holy Bible
And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
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And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
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And five of them were prudent and five foolish.
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And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
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Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
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and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - Five of them were wise (φρόνιμοι, Matthew 24:45), and five were foolish. The best uncials (א, B, C, D, L) invert the clauses, in agreement with the order in vers. 3, 4. So the Vulgate. In this case the idea would be that the foolish were a more prominent and noticeable class than the others. All the virgins were outwardly the same, were provided with the same lamps, prepared to perform the same office; the difference in their characters is proved by the result. Their folly is seen in the fact that at the time of action they were unable to do the part which a little care and forethought would have enabled them to perform successfully.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) Five of them were wise.--The word is the same as in Matthew 24:45, where see Note.
