Matthew 25:2
25:2 Five
of the virgins
were foolish, and five were wise.
Matthew 25:4
25:4 But the wise ones took flasks of olive oil with their lamps.
Matthew 10:16
Persecution of Disciples
10:16 “I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
Matthew 25:8-9
25:8 The
foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’
25:9 ‘No,’ they replied.
‘There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
Matthew 7:24
Hearing and Doing
7:24 “Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.
Matthew 24:45
The Faithful and Wise Slave
24:45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?