“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
\nFive of them were foolish, and five were wise.
\n For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them;
\n but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.
\nAs the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
\nBut at midnight there was a cry, `Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’
\nThen all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps.
\nAnd the foolish said to the wise, `Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
\nBut the wise replied, `Perhaps there will not be enough for us and for you; go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’
\nAnd while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast; and the door was shut.
\nAfterward the other maidens came also, saying, `Lord, lord, open to us.’
\n But he replied, `Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’
\nWatch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.<\/p>\n
–Matthew 25:1-13<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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