Matthew 25:3

25:3 When ¹  the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra ²  olive oil ³  with them.

Matthew 10:10

10:10 no bag ⁴  for the journey, or an extra tunic, ⁵  or sandals or staff, ⁶  for the worker deserves his provisions.

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¹ tn Grk “For when.” Here γάρ (gar) has not been translated.

² tn The word “extra” is not in the Greek text but is implied. The point is that the five foolish virgins had only the oil in their lamps, but took along no extra supply from which to replenish them. This is clear from v. 8, where the lamps of the foolish virgins are going out because they are running out of oil.

³ tn On the use of olive oil in lamps, see L&N 6.202.

⁴ tn Or “no traveler’s bag”; or possibly “no beggar’s bag” (L&N 6.145; BDAG 811 s.v. πήρα).

⁵ tn Grk “two tunics.” See the note on the word “tunic” in Matt 5:40.

⁶ sn Mark 6:8 allows one staff. It might be that Matthew’s summary (cf. Luke 9:3) means not taking an extra staff or that the expression is merely rhetorical for “traveling light” which has been rendered in two slightly different ways.