Matthew 25:4
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 25
“But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.”Matthew 25:4
What Does Matthew 25:4 Mean?
Matthew 25:4 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 25, verse 4 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Matthew 25:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Luke 12:35“Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;”Romans 8:9“But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.”1 John 2:20“But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.”1 John 2:27“But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.”John 3:34“For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.”Psalms 45:7“Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”Zechariah 4:2“And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:”Galatians 5:22“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”John 1:15“John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.”2 Corinthians 1:22“Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.”Jude 1:19“These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.”Song of Solomon 5:2“I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.”
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