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Matthew 25:10–12

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25:10But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then10 the door was shut. 25:11Later,11 the other virgins came too, saying, ‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’1225:12But he replied,13 ‘I tell you the truth,14 I do not know you!’

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  1. 10 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  2. 11 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  3. 12 Grk “Open to us.”
  4. 13 Grk “But answering, he said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.
  5. 14 Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

“Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’

“But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“When they had gone to buy some, the groom arrived, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut. Later the rest of the virgins also came and said, ‘Master, master, open up for us!’

“He replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you!’

NLTNew Living Translation

“But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked. Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, ‘Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!’

“But he called back, ‘Believe me, I don’t know you!’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But while they had gone away to buy it the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding celebration, and the door was shut. And later the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you!’

KJV 1900King James Version

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.