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THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS
Then the sovereigndom of the heavens is likened to ten virgins who take their lamps and go to meet the bridegroom: 2 and five are thoughtful, and five are foolish: 3 the foolish take their lamps, and take no olive oil with them: 4 but the thoughtful take olive oil in their vessels with their lamps: 5 but the bridegroom takes his time and they all slumber and sleep: 6 and at midnight there becomes a cry, Behold, the bridegroom comes! Go meet him! 7 Then all those virgins rise and adorn their lamps: 8 and the foolish say to the thoughtful, Give us of your olive oil, for our lamps are quenched. 9 And the thoughtful answer, wording, Not so; lest ever there is not sufficient for us and you: but go rather to them who sell and market for yourselves. 10 And while they go to market, the bridegroom comes; and the prepared enter with him to the marriage: and they shut the portal. 11 Afterward the rest of the virgins also come, wording, Adoni, Adoni, open to us. 12 And he answers, saying, Amen! I word to you, I know you not. 13 So watch: for you know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of humanity comes.
THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS
Then the sovereigndom of the heavens is likened to ten virgins who take their lamps and go to meet the bridegroom: 2 and five are thoughtful, and five are foolish: 3 the foolish take their lamps, and take no olive oil with them: 4 but the thoughtful take olive oil in their vessels with their lamps: 5 but the bridegroom takes his time and they all slumber and sleep: 6 and at midnight there becomes a cry, Behold, the bridegroom comes! Go meet him! 7 Then all those virgins rise and adorn their lamps: 8 and the foolish say to the thoughtful, Give us of your olive oil, for our lamps are quenched. 9 And the thoughtful answer, wording, Not so; lest ever there is not sufficient for us and you: but go rather to them who sell and market for yourselves. 10 And while they go to market, the bridegroom comes; and the prepared enter with him to the marriage: and they shut the portal. 11 Afterward the rest of the virgins also come, wording, Adoni, Adoni, open to us. 12 And he answers, saying, Amen! I word to you, I know you not. 13 So watch: for you know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of humanity comes.