Matthew 25:1-8 ▼

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

2 Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.

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

4 but the prudent ones took oil in flasks with their lamps.

5 Now while the groom was delaying, they all became drowsy and began to sleep.

6 But at midnight there finally was a shout: ‘Behold, the groom! Come out to meet him.’

7 Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.

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