Matthew 25:3
“They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:”
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
Cross-References
“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”
“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.”
“The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.”
“There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.”
“Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.”