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Contemporary English Version. A Story about Ten Young Women. 25 The kingdom of heaven is like what happened one night when ten young women took their oil lamps and went to a wedding to meet the groom.[a] 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps, but no extra oil. 4 The ones who were wise took along ...
When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.
the lamp or torch is obviously the outward life of holiness by which the disciple of Christ lets his light shine before men (Matthew 5:16), and the “oil” is the divine grace, or more definitely, the gift of the Holy Spirit, without which the torch first burns dimly and then expires.
32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”.
Aug 31, 2024 · The woman who touched the hem of Jesus' garment is a figure from the Bible, specifically in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. She had suffered from a bleeding condition for 12 years and believed that if she could just touch Jesus' clothes, she would be healed.
Trimmed their lamps - Burning until midnight, the oil was exhausted: they gave a dim and obscure light. They trimmed them by removing the burnt parts of the linen or the torch, so that they would burn clear. It was needful, also, to dip them again in oil, or to pour oil upon them.
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Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. No one by the name of Veronica is ever mentioned in the Bible, but tradition and legend assign the name to the woman who suffered for twelve years with a flow of blood until she touched the hem of Christ’s garment and was healed (Mark 5:25–34; Matthew 9:20–22; Luke 8:43–48).
