1. “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like 10 virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.
2. Five of them were foolish and five were sensible.
3. When the foolish took their lamps, they didn’t take olive oil with them.
4. But the sensible ones took oil in their flasks with their lamps.
5. Since the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6. “In the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Here’s the groom! Come out to meet him.’
7. “Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
8. But the foolish ones said to the sensible ones, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’
9. “The sensible ones answered, ‘No, there won’t be enough for us and for you. Go instead to those who sell, and buy oil for yourselves.’