25“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to wait for the bridegroom. ²Five of them were foolish and five were wise. ³The five foolish bridesmaids took their lamps, but they did not take more oil for the lamps to burn. ⁴The wise bridesmaids took their lamps and more oil in jars. ⁵Because the bridegroom was late, they became sleepy and went to sleep.

⁶“At midnight someone cried out, ‘The bridegroom is coming! Come and meet him!’ ⁷Then all the bridesmaids woke up and got their lamps ready. ⁸But the foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’ ⁹The wise bridesmaids answered, ‘No, the oil we have might not be enough for all of us. Go to the people who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

¹⁰“So while the five foolish bridesmaids went to buy oil, the bridegroom came. The bridesmaids who were ready went in with the bridegroom to the wedding feast. Then the door was closed and locked.

¹¹“Later the others came back and said, ‘Sir, sir, open the door to let us in.’ ¹²But the bridegroom answered, ‘I tell you the truth, I don’t want to know you.’

¹³“So always be ready, because you don’t know the day or the hour the Son of Man will come.

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