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Forγὰρthe foolish,αἱ μωραὶtakingλαβοῦσαιtheir lamps,τὰς λαμπάδας αὐτῶνdid notοὐκtakeἔλαβονoilἔλαιονwithμεθ’them;ἑαυτῶν
Matthew 25:3
Study it in the app“For the foolish, taking their lamps, did not take oil with them;”
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With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:3, word by word
- the foolishμωραὶmōrai
foolish, fool
Foolish, stupid; as a noun, a fool.
Where else “mōrai” appears- takingλαβοῦσαιlabousai
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labousai” appears- their lampsλαμπάδαςlampadas
torch, lamp
Lamp, torch.
Where else “lampadas” appears- oilἔλαιονelaion
olive oil
Olive oil.
Where else “elaion” appears
The context
2And five of them were foolish and five wise.
3 · This verse (above)
4but the wise took oil in flasks with their lamps.
To study Matthew 25 in a group
1. What it says
What difference was there between the wise and the foolish virgins when the bridegroom came (vv. 3–10)?
2. What it means
What does Jesus teach by saying “as much as you did it to one of these my least brothers, you did it to me” (v. 40)?
3. How I live it
The King names simple things: food, water, clothing, a visit (vv. 35–36). To whom could you offer one of them this week?