Matthew 25:1-8 ▼

1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like 10 virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.

2 Five of them were foolish and five were sensible.

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.

6 “In the middle of the night there was a shout: Here’s the groom! Come out to meet him.’

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.’