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Matthew 25:8 — King James Version← Study notes

And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.


Matthew 25:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 25:817 words
GreekMeaning
αἱhai
thearticleG3588
δὲde
AndwordG1161
μωραὶmōrai
the foolishadjectiveG3474
ταῖςtais
to thearticleG3588
φρονίμοιςphronimois
wiseadjectiveG5429
εἶπανeipan
saidverbG3004
ΔότεDote
do giveverbG1325
ἡμῖνhēmin
uspronounG1473
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ἐλαίουelaiou
oilnounG1637
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
ὅτιhoti
forwordG3754
αἱhai
thearticleG3588
λαμπάδεςlampades
lampsnounG2985
ἡμῶνhēmōn
of uspronounG1473
σβέννυνταιsbennyntai
are going outverbG4570
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Matthew 25:8

Hom. lxxviii, In the foregoing parable the Lord set forth the punishment of the man who beat, and was drunk, and wasted his Lord’s goods; in this He declares his punishment who profits not, and does not prepare for himself abundantly the things of which he has need; for the foolish virgins had oil, but not enough.

Chrysostom · 4th century

'Then,' because all this discourse is concerning the great day of the Lord, concerning which He had been speaking before.

Hilary of Poitiers · 4th century

By 'the kingdom of heaven' is meant the present Church, as in that, 'The Son of Man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend.' [Matt 13:41]

Gregory the Great · 6th century · Hom. in Ev., xii, 1
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