1 "Then the kingdom of heaven will be like *Luke 19:13ten virgins who took their lamps* 25:1 Or torches and went to meet *ch. 9:15;John 3:29;Rev. 19:7;21:2,9the bridegroom.*25:1 Some manuscripts add and the bride2 Five of them were foolish, and five were *[See ch. 24:45above]wise.3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.5 As the bridegroom *ch. 24:48;[ver. 19; Heb. 10:37;2 Pet. 3:4,9]was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.6 But *Mark 13:35at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’7 Then all those virgins rose and *[Luke 12:35]trimmed their lamps.8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’10 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and *ch. 24:44those who were ready went in with him to *ch. 22:2the marriage feast, and *For ver. 10-12, [Luke 13:25-27]the door was shut.11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, *[ch. 7:22,23]‘Lord, lord, open to us.’12 *[See ver. 11above] But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, *ch. 10:33;[2 Tim. 2:19]I do not know you.’13 *ch. 24:42Watch therefore, for you *[ch. 24:50]know neither the day nor the hour.