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1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
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"Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
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Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.
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When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them;
4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.
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but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.
5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
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As the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept.
6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
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But at midnight there was a shout, "Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.'
7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
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Then all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps.
8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
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The foolish said to the wise, "Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
9 “ ‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
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But the wise replied, "No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.'
10 “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.
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And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut.
11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’
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Later the other bridesmaids came also, saying, "Lord, lord, open to us.'
12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’
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But he replied, "Truly I tell you, I do not know you.'
13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
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Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
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