Matthew 25:1–9
1“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.↗
2Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.↗
3Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,↗
4but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.↗
5Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.↗
6But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’↗
7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.↗
8The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’↗
9But the wise answered, saying, ‘What if there isn’t enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’↗
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