11 "Later, the other bridesmaids also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!'
12 "But he replied, 'What I'm about to tell you is true. I don't know you.'
13 "So keep watch. You do not know the day or the hour that the groom will come.
14 "Again, here is what the kingdom of heaven will be like. A man was going on a journey. He sent for his servants and put them in charge of his property.
15 He gave $10,000 to one. He gave $4,000 to another. And he gave $2,000 to the third. The man gave each servant the amount of money he knew the servant could take care of. Then he went on his journey.
16 "The servant who had received the $10,000 went at once and put his money to work. He earned $10,000 more.
17 The one with the $4,000 earned $4,000 more.