1 “At that time God’s kingdom will be like ten girls who went to wait for the bridegroom. They took their lamps with them.
2 Five of the girls were foolish, and five were wise.
3 The foolish girls took their lamps with them, but they did not take extra oil for the lamps.
4 The wise girls took their lamps and more oil in jars.
5 When the bridegroom was very late, the girls could not keep their eyes open, and they all fell asleep.
6 “At midnight someone announced, ‘The bridegroom is coming! Come and meet him!’