NEW TESTAMENT · VERSE 7

Matthew 25:7

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.^†

THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Matthew 25:7 in context

Matthew 25:4–10

but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’

Selected verse

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.^†

The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

But the wise answered, saying, ‘What if there isn’t enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’

While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.

Notes from World English Bible Updated

The end of the wick of an oil lamp needs to be cut off periodically to avoid having it become clogged with carbon deposits. The wick height is also adjusted so that the flame burns evenly and gives good light without producing a lot of smoke.

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