1 “Then the kingdom of heaven may be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
2 Now five of them were foolish and five were wise.
3 For when the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take olive oil with them.
4 But the wise ones took olive oil in flasks with their lamps.
5 And when the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 But in the middle of the night there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
7 Then all those virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.