Matthew 25:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 25:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 25:4 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 25:4 — KJV
“But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.”
— Matthew 25:4 (KJV)
Matthew 25:4 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 25:4
“The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 25:4: oil, vessels, lamps
“And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 25:4: oil, vessels, lamps
“And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. gone out: or, going out”
Shares key themes with Matthew 25:4: wise, oil, lamps
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire”
Shares key themes with Matthew 25:4: wise, took
“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.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 25:4: took, oil
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