Matthew 25:1-8 ▼

1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.

2 Five of them were foolish [thoughtless, silly, and careless], and five were wise [far-sighted, practical, and sensible].

3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take any [extra] oil with them,

4 but the wise took flasks of oil along with their lamps.

5 Now while the bridegroom was delayed, they all began to nod off, and they fell asleep.

6 But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look! The bridegroom [is coming]! Go out to meet him.’

7 Then all those virgins got up and put their own lamps in order [trimmed the wicks and added oil and lit them].

8 But the foolish virgins said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’