And five of them were wise. The words wise and foolish, here, refer only to their conduct in regard to the oil. The one …

Five of them were wise—The word used here is the same as in Matthew 24:45; see the note on that verse.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

And fi…

St. John Chrysostom: In the previous parable, the Lord described the punishment of the man who was violent, drunk, and wasted …

The “wise” (GK 5861) are called such because they are prepared for the bridegroom’s delayed coming. Both wise and “foolish” (GK 3704) wait and doze…

Five were wise. Towards the end of the previous chapter, our Lord specially required steward to be wise ([Reference Matt…

And five of them were wise
The order of these words is inverted in some versions, as in the Vulgate Latin, Arabic, a…

The circumstances of the parable of the ten virgins were taken from the marriage customs among the Jews and explain the great day of Christ's comin…

Here, the discu ion concerned the Lord’s Coming for the Judgment; here, it concerns the Judgment itself. Therefore, this chapter is divided into tw…