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The foolish said to the wise, `Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.`
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Profession vs. Possession
Commentators explain that the "lamp" represents an outward profession of faith, while the "oil" signifies true, inner grace from God's Spirit. The foolish virgins had the appearance of faith but lacked genuine substance. Their lamps going out shows that external religion without a real heart change is ultimately insufficient and will fail at the critical moment.
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Are going out (σβεννυντα). Present middle indicative of linear action, not punctiliar or aoristic. When the five foolish virgins l…
19th Century
Anglican
Our lamps are gone out — It is better translated, as noted in the margin of some Bibles, are going out. They were not yet…
Baptist
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil;
Ah, me! now they began to value what they had previously despised. They wer…
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At midnight (a symbol of the end of time) “the cry rang out.” All the virgins wake up and trim their lamps; but the lamps of the foolish virgins qu…
16th Century
Protestant
And the foolish said to the wise. This is a reproof of the late repentance of those who never think of what they lack, until the door …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the foolish said unto the wise, give us of your oil A graceless person may be able to see the grace of God in ot…
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Presbyterian
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the discussion concerned the Lord’s Coming for the Judgment; here, it concerns the Judgment itself. Therefore, this chapter is divided into t…
