The Parable of the Ten Virgins
Matthew 25:2
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
- KJV
- And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
- WEB
- Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
- ASV
- And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
- LSV
- and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
- YLT
- and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
- DBY
- And five of them were prudent and five foolish.
- DRC
- And five of them were foolish, and five wise.
- GNV
- And fiue of them were wise, and fiue foolish.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (6)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἦσαν elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place μωραὶ elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place καὶ elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αἱ elsewhere in this verse.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include αἱ (“the [other]”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place πέντε elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: ἐξ αὐτῶν ἦσαν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐξ αὐτῶν ἦσαν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἦσαν ἐξ αὐτῶν.
- SBLGNT: μωραὶ καὶ πέντε φρόνιμοι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read μωραὶ καὶ πέντε φρόνιμοι; Robinson–Pierpont read φρόνιμοι καὶ αἱ πέντε μωραί.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- πέντε δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἦσαν μωραὶ καὶ πέντε φρόνιμοι.
- RP2018
- Πέντε δὲ ἦσαν ἐξ αὐτῶν φρόνιμοι, καὶ αἱ πέντε μωραί.
- TR-Boyd
- Πέντε δὲ ἦσαν ἐξ αὐτῶν φρόνιμοι, καὶ αἱ πέντε μωραί.φρόνιμοι, καὶ αἱ πέντε μωραί ¦ φρόνιμοι, καὶ πέντε μωραί ELZ
- SCR1894
- πεντε δε ησαν εξ αυτων φρονιμοι και αι πεντε μωραι
Who and where
◆ Holy Week◆ Olivet Discourse
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
MarriageBrideBridegroomOpportunityUnfaithfulnessProcrastinationMillennium, Premillennial ViewVirginJudgment, The finalKingdom of Heaven
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Cross-references most cited first
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- Matthew 13:19–23When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. The seed sown on rocky ground is the one…
- 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
- Jude 1:5Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
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- Matthew 24:45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
- Matthew 22:10–11So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was…
- Matthew 7:24–27Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not…
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