Matthew 25:2

25:2 Five ¹  of the virgins ²  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 ³  am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, ⁴  so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Matthew 25:8-9

25:8 The ⁵  foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’ 25:9 ‘No,’ they replied. ⁶  ‘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 ⁷  who hears these words of mine and does them is like ⁸  a wise man ⁹  who built his house on rock.

Matthew 24:45

The Faithful and Wise Slave

24:45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave, ¹⁰  whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves ¹¹  their food at the proper time?

[25:2]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[25:2]  ² tn Grk “Five of them.”

[10:16]  ³ tn Grk “Behold I.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[10:16]  ⁴ sn This imagery of wolves is found in intertestamental Judaism; see Pss. Sol. 8:23, 30.

[25:8]  ⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[25:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “The wise answered, saying, ‘No.’”

[7:24]  ⁹ tn Grk “Therefore everyone.” Here οὖν (oun) has not been translated.

[7:24]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “will be like.” The same phrase occurs in v. 26.

[7:24]  ¹¹ tn Here and in v. 26 the Greek text reads ἀνήρ (anhr), while the parallel account in Luke 6:47-49 uses ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") in vv. 48 and 49.

[24:45]  ¹¹ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

[24:45]  ¹² tn Grk “give them.”