E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 25:12
Verily. See note on Matthew 5:18 . I know you not. Greek. oida. read more
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E.W. Bullinger
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 25:3-4
Matthew 25:3-4. They that were foolish, &c.— Five of the virgins that waited for the bridegroom were so foolish, as to take only a little oil in their lamps, to serve their present occasion: but the other five, being more wise, knew that the coming of the bridegroom was uncertain; for which reason, besides filling their lamps at first, they prudentlytook a quantity of oil in their vessels to supply their lamps, that they might be in readiness to go forth at a moment's warning. See Mat 25:12... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 25:6
Matthew 25:6. And at midnight there was a cry— Perhaps the tradition which St. Jerome mentions, wherein it was asserted that Christ would come to judgment at midnight, might be borrowed from this passage; though certainly it is absurd enough, since that can be the case only under one meridian. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 25:9
Matthew 25:9. Saying, Not so, &c.— This, says Dr. Doddridge, seems merely an ornamental circumstance; and it is strange, that any popish writer should consider it as favouring their doctrine of a stock of merits in the church, founded on works of supererogation; since if it referred to them at all (which there is no reason to imagine) it would rather expose than encourage any dependance upon them. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 25:12
Matthew 25:12. Verily—I know you not— This circumstance in the parable is perfectly consistent with the rest; for nothing intimated a personal acquaintance with them; and guests asking admittance with such a pretence, might have been multiplied beyond all reason and convenience: at least its significancy and application are very apparent and important. In this parable, by the kingdom of heaven is meant the Gospel kingdom—the kingdom of grace in its last dispensation, when it is about to be... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:2
2. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish—They are not distinguished into good and bad, as TRENCH observes, but into "wise" and "foolish"—just as in :- those who reared their house for eternity are distinguished into "wise" and "foolish builders"; because in both cases a certain degree of goodwill towards the truth is assumed. To make anything of the equal number of both classes would, we think, be precarious, save to warn us how large a portion of those who, up to the last, so... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:3
3. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:4
4. But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps—What are these "lamps" and this "oil"? Many answers have been given. But since the foolish as well as the wise took their lamps and went forth with them to meet the Bridegroom, these lighted lamps and this advance a certain way in company with the wise, must denote that Christian profession which is common to all who bear the Christian name; while the insufficiency of this without something else, of which they never possessed... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:5
5. While the bridegroom tarried—So in Matthew 24:48, "My Lord delayeth His coming"; and so Peter says sublimely of the ascended Saviour, "Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things" (Matthew 24:48- :, and compare Luke 19:11; Luke 19:12). Christ "tarries," among other reasons, to try the faith and patience of His people. they all slumbered and slept—the wise as well as the foolish. The world "slumbered" signifies, simply, "nodded," or, "became drowsy"; while the... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 25:11
came also the other virgins = "came the other virgins also". lord, lord. Figure of speech Epizeuxis, App-6 , for emph., denoting urgency. read more