Took no oil with them (ουκ ελαβον μεθ' εαυτων ελαιον). Probably none at all, not realizing their lack of oil till they lit the tor…

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

Took no oil with them — In the interpretation of the parable, the lamp or torch is obviously the outward life of holiness by which…

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…

They that were foolish took their lamps
The Vulgate Latin, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel, read, "the five foolish", wh…

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…