King James Version

Matthew 25:3

They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Those [who] for” (αἱ γὰρ) before foolish here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of them” (αὐτῶν) before not here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “[those] who” (Αἵτινες) before foolish here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “their own” (ἑαυτῶν) before oil here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

αἱhaiTheyὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “They”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Theyγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.μωραὶmōraithat were foolishμωρός (mōros)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “that were foolish”, the subject formG3474(a) adj: stupid, foolish, (b) noun: a fool.This verse uses “foolish”.that were foolishλαβοῦσαιlabousaitookλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, feminine — “took”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.tookτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λαμπάδαςlampadaslampsλαμπάς (lampas)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “lamps”, the object formG2985a torch, lamp, lantern.lampsαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔλαβονelabonto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.μεθ’methwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.ἑαυτῶνheautōnmyἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine — “my”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.ἔλαιονelaionolive oilἔλαιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “olive oil”, the object formG1637olive oil, oil.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ΑἵτινεςhaitinesTheyὅστις (hostis)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “They”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.ἑαυτῶνheautōnthemἑαυτοῦ (heautou)reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, genitive, plural, feminine — “them”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them:

Young’s Literal Translation

they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

World English Bible

Those who were foolish , when they took their lamps , took no oil with them ,

Darby Translation

They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;

Douay-Rheims

But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them:

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