Matthew 25:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.

New Living Translation
The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps,

English Standard Version
For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,

Berean Study Bible
The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.

New American Standard Bible
For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take extra oil with them;

NASB 1995
"For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,

NASB 1977
“For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,

Amplified Bible
For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take any [extra] oil with them,

Christian Standard Bible
When the foolish took their lamps, they didn’t take oil with them;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the foolish took their lamps, they didn't take olive oil with them.

Contemporary English Version
The foolish ones took their lamps, but no extra oil.

Good News Translation
The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any extra oil with them,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The foolish bridesmaids took their lamps, but they didn't take any extra oil.

International Standard Version
because when the foolish ones took their lamps, they didn't take any oil with them.

NET Bible
When the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with them.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

New King James Version
Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them,

King James 2000 Bible
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

New Heart English Bible
For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,

World English Bible
Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,

American King James Version
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

American Standard Version
For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them:

A Faithful Version
The ones who were foolish took their lamps, but they did not take oil with them;

Darby Bible Translation
They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;

English Revised Version
For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them:

Webster's Bible Translation
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The foolish tooke their lampes, but tooke none oyle with them.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
They that were foolyshe, toke their lampes, but toke none oyle with them:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The foolish toke their lapes, neuertheles they toke none oyle with them.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
The folysshe toke their lampes but toke none oyle wt the.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

Berean Literal Bible
For the foolish, having taken their lamps, took no oil with them;

Young's Literal Translation
they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

Smith's Literal Translation
Those foolish having taken their lanterns, took no oil with them.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For the moronic, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them:

Catholic Public Domain Version
For the five foolish, having brought their lamps, did not take oil with them.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And those fools took their lamps, and did not take oil with them.

Lamsa Bible
And the foolish ones took their lamps, but took no oil with them.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Those who were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Godbey New Testament
For the foolish, taking their lamps, took no oil with themselves:

Haweis New Testament
Those who were taking their lamps, took no oil with them:

Mace New Testament
they that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Weymouth New Testament
For the foolish, when they took their torches, did not provide themselves with oil;

Worrell New Testament
for the foolish, taking their lamps, did not take oil with them;

Worsley New Testament
The foolish ones took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
















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