Matthew 25:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 25:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 25:3 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 25:3 — KJV
“They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:”
— Matthew 25:3 (KJV)
Matthew 25:3 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 25:3
“And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. gone out: or, going out”
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“And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.”
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“And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.”
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“And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.”
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“The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,”
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