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Matthew: A Bible Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Gospel of Matthew has been read and loved by the church for almost two thousands years. In the early centuries of church history, it was the most quoted of all four Gospels. Its influence among New Testament scholarship has waned in the modern era, but it continues its profound influence on the life of the church. From Matthew’s Gospel come the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord’s Prayer, and the...

But the wise virgins refused to give away their oil because there would not be enough for both them and the foolish virgins (25:9). The point of the parable here is not to justify selfishness by the example of the wise virgins. Rather, the point is that being prepared is an individual responsibility. One cannot be prepared for someone else, only for oneself. The wise virgins suggested that the foolish go to those who sell oil and buy some for themselves. Jesus’ listeners would know what a precarious
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