Matthew 25:4
But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
KJV
αἱ δὲ φρόνιμοι ἔλαβον ἔλαιον ἐν τοῖς ἀγγείοις μετὰ τῶν λαμπάδων ἑαυτῶν.
Greek NT
prudentes vero acceperunt oleum in vasis suis cum lampadibus.
Vulgate
but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
ASV
But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
λαμπάς
lampas
noun · 9×
μετά
meta
preposition · 469×
φρόνιμος
phronimos
adjective · 14×
ἀγγεῖον
aggeion
noun · 2×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
ἔλαιον
elaion
noun · 11×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
notable
SBLGNT: ἀγγείοις | WH/Treg/NIV: ἀγγείοις | RP: + αὐτῶν
- ἀγγείοις — SBLGNT
- ἀγγείοις — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + αὐτῶν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἑαυτῶν | WH/NIV: ἑαυτῶν | Treg/RP: αὐτῶν
- ἑαυτῶν — SBLGNT
- ἑαυτῶν — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- αὐτῶν — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Parable
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§796The unity of Christ and the Church, head and members of one Body, also implies the distinction of the two within a personal relationship. This aspect is often expressed by the image of bridegroom and bride. the theme of Christ as Bridegroom of the Church was prepared for by the prophets and announced by John the Baptist.234 The Lord referred to himself as the "bridegroom."235 T…
Cross-references
- 1John 2:20 — But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
- 1John 2:27 — But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as i
- Gal 5:22 — But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
- John 3:34 — For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
- Luke 12:35 — Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
- Ps 45:7 — Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
- Rom 8:9 — But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
- Zech 4:2 — And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, whi