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Matthew 25:2

In Matthew 25 of Matthew.

And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the [other]” (αἱ) before five here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

πέντεpentefiveπέντεadjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “five”, the subject formG4002five.fiveδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἦσανēsanwereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wereμωραὶmōraiwere foolishμωρός (mōros)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “were foolish”, the subject formG3474(a) adj: stupid, foolish, (b) noun: a fool.This verse uses “foolish”.were foolishκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πέντεpentefiveπέντεadjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “five”, the subject formG4002five.φρόνιμοιphronimoithoughtfulφρόνιμος (phronimos)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “thoughtful”, the subject formG5429intelligent, prudent, sensible, wise.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

Young’s Literal Translation

and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

World English Bible

Five of them were foolish , and five were wise .

Darby Translation

And five of them were prudent and five foolish.

Douay-Rheims

And five of them were foolish, and five wise.

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