Bible Dictionary: Virgin: Parable of the Wise and Foolish

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Matthew 25:1-13
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
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Letter Liii to Another Holy virgin of the Convent of S. Mary of ...
... that alternative in the parable we read in the Gospel. Either you are one of the
foolish virgins, if, indeed, you are a virgin, or one of the wise (S. Matthew ...
/.../letter liii to another holy.htm

The Wise and Foolish virgins
... For what says our Lord in the parable of which the words of ... As Christ was born of
a virgin, so he can dwell in ... But why are five said to be wise, and the other ...
/.../selected sermons of george whitefield/the wise and foolish virgins.htm

On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. xxv. 1, "Then Shall the Kingdom ...
... us understand, dearly Beloved, that this parable relates to ... yet even of them, "five
are wise, and five ... his uncorruptness [3090] hath gotten the name of virgin. ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon xliii on the words.htm

The General Service to Saints Andrew of Constantinople, Isidore of ...
... celebrate thine all-honourable memory, O God-wise (mentioned by ... [The Theotokion:
Do thou, O Virgin, that hast ... O Most Kind Lord, given us a parable of endurance ...
/.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter xxvii the general service.htm

Sleep Not
... I should enter into a full explanation of the parable; neither is ... O virgin hearts! ...
Behold, the bridegroom cometh," they were all slumbering, wise and foolish ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/sleep not.htm

A Sermon on the Parable of a King that Married his Son, Made by ...
... gospel that is read this day is a parable, a similitude ... flesh upon him, taking it
of the Virgin Mary ... the Romans maketh a gradation of such-wise: Omnis quicunque ...
/.../latimer/sermons on the card and other discourses/a sermon on the parable.htm

Letter cxxx. To Demetrias.
... the upward way, yet none of them by itself will avail to win the virgin's crown.
The gospel teaches us this in the parable of the wise and foolish virgins; the ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter cxxx to demetrias.htm

Christ Our Passover
... Unblemished, born of the pure virgin Mary, begotten of the ... a wedding garment; and
then also, the parable concerning the ... five of whom were very wise, and five ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/christ our passover.htm

Plato Suggested Certain Errors to the Gnostics. Functions of the ...
... which they actually apply to the parable of the ten virgins: making the five foolish
virgins to ... and so easy to be deceived; and the wise virgin to express ...
/.../a treatise on the soul/chapter xviii plato suggested certain errors.htm

Book ii. Jerome Answers the Second, Third, and Fourth Propositions ...
... days of John the Baptist (who fasted and was a virgin) until now ... father it is your
will to do." He quotes the parable of the ten virgins, the wise and the ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/book ii jerome answers the.htm

Subtopics

Virgin

Virgin Birth

Virgin Mary

Virgin of Personal Purity

Virgin of the Body of Christ (The Ekklesia)

Virgin: A Priest Could Marry Only A

Virgin: Advised by Paul not to Marry

Virgin: Betrothal of, a Quasi-Marriage

Virgin: Character of, to be Protected

Virgin: Distinguishing Apparel of

Virgin: Dowry of