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Andδὲthe foolishαἱ μωραὶsaidεἶπανto the wise,ταῖς φρονίμοις‘GiveΔότεusἡμῖνsome ofἐκyour oil,τοῦ ἐλαίου ὑμῶνbecauseὅτιour lampsαἱ λαμπάδες ἡμῶνare going out.’σβέννυνται
Matthew 25:8
Study it in the app“And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’”
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With the Greek beneath
Matthew 25:8, word by word
- the foolishμωραὶmōrai
foolish, fool
Foolish, stupid; as a noun, a fool.
Where else “mōrai” appears- saidεἶπανeipan
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appears- to the wiseφρονίμοιςphronimois
wise, sensible
Sensible, prudent, practically wise; "wise in your own eyes", self-satisfied.
Where else “phronimois” appears- ‘GiveΔότεDote
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “Dote” appears- your oilἐλαίουelaiou
olive oil
Olive oil.
Where else “elaiou” appears- our lampsλαμπάδεςlampades
torch, lamp
Lamp, torch.
Where else “lampades” appears- are going out.’σβέννυνταιsbennyntai
quench
Put out, quench.
Where else “sbennyntai” appears
The context
7Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
8 · This verse (above)
9But the wise answered, saying, ‘No; otherwise there will certainly not be enough for us and for you; go instead to those who sell and buy for yourselves.’
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?