Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 25:3 - 25:3

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 25:3 - 25:3


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3. αἱ γὰρ μωραὶ κ.τ.λ. All watch for their Lord, but some only—‘the wise’—with true intensity and with due provision for the watch. The foolish virgins have sufficient oil if the Lord come quickly; not sufficient for long and patient expectation. It is a rebuke to shallow religion that dies away when the excitement passes.

The oil seems to mean generally the spiritual life or preparedness for the Lord’s coming.