Matthew 25:2 “Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.”

Matthew 25:2

Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

World English Bible

Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

American Standard Version

And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

Geneva Bible 1599

And fiue of them were wise, and fiue foolish.

Darby Translation

And five of them were prudent and five foolish.

Young's Literal Translation

and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

Bible in Basic English

And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

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Cross references

“And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.”

Jeremiah 24:2 1 Corinthians 10:1–5 Matthew 13:19–23 1 John 2:19 Jude 1:5 Matthew 13:38–43

Jeremiah 24:2 · BSB

One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten.

1 Corinthians 10:1–5 · BSB

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.

Matthew 13:19–23 · BSB

When 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.

1 John 2:19 · BSB

They 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 1:5 · BSB

Although 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.

Matthew 13:38–43 · BSB

The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

Also

Matthew 24:45

Matthew 24:45 · BSB

Who 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?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

3The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.

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