Matthew 25:1-13
The Parable of the 10 Virgins
1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like 10 virgins(a) who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.(A)
2 Five of them were foolish and five were sensible.(B)
3 When the foolish took their lamps, they didn’t take olive oil with them.
4 But the sensible ones took oil in their flasks with their lamps.
5 Since the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
7 “Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
8 But the foolish ones said to the sensible ones, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’
9 “The sensible ones answered, ‘No, there won’t be enough for us and for you. Go instead to those who sell, and buy oil for yourselves.’
Footnotes:
a.
Matthew 25:1: Or bridesmaids
b.
Matthew 25:13: Other mss add in which the Son of Man is coming.