Matthew 25:8 meaning and explanation
The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
Matthew 25:8, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to his disciples on the Mount of Olives, telling a parable about ten virgins waiting at night to meet a bridegroom. In that setting, lamps were small clay vessels holding oil and a wick, and the wait could run long.
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