# Matthew 25.6

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 4. <span class="rl-speech">but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.</span>
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> **6. <span class="rl-speech">But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him.</span>**
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> 7. <span class="rl-speech">Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.</span> 8. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out. (Matthew 25:4-8, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 4. <span class="rl-speech">but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.</span>
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> **6. <span class="rl-speech">But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’</span>**
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> 7. <span class="rl-speech">Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.</span> 8. The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ (Matthew 25:4-8, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 4. <span class="rl-speech">But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.</span>
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> **6. <span class="rl-speech">And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.</span>**
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> 7. <span class="rl-speech">Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.</span> 8. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. <sup>gone out: or, going out</sup> (Matthew 25:4-8, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 4. <span class="rl-speech">and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">'And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,</span>
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> **6. <span class="rl-speech">and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.</span>**
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> 7. <span class="rl-speech">'Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;</span> (Matthew 25:4-8, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Festival-Feast Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-festival-feast-convergence/), via [Matthew 25.1-13](/codex/matthew-25-1-13/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 25](/codex/matthew-25/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G3933 - parthenos](/codex/g3933-parthenos/), via [Matthew 25.1-13](/codex/matthew-25-1-13/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.