KJV ORIGINAL
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The unprepared ones turned to the prepared ones and said, 'Hey, can you share some of your oil? Our lamps just died on us.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Some things in life you can't borrow at the last minute — you have to prepare ahead of time.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Matthew was traditionally attributed to the apostle Matthew and written for a community of Jewish Christians, likely in Syria, around 80-90 CE. It aimed to affirm Jesus as the Messiah, provide ethical and theological instruction for the nascent Christian community, and
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