The Book of Matthew, Chapter 25, Verse 1

‹Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.›

‹But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.›

‹Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.›

‹Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?›

‹Blessed› [is] ‹that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.›

‹Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.›

‹But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;›

‹And shall begin to smite› [his] ‹fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;›

‹The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for› [him], ‹and in an hour that he is not aware of,›

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‹And shall cut him asunder, and appoint› [him] ‹his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.›

King James Version

‹Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.›

American Standard Version

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

New English Translation

But the wise ones took flasks of olive oil with their lamps.

World English Bible

"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

‹And five of them were wise, and five› [were] ‹foolish.›

‹They that› [were] ‹foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:›

‹But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.›

‹While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.›

‹And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.›

‹Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.›

‹And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.›

‹But the wise answered, saying,› [Not so]; ‹lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.›

‹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.›