25 ¹ 'When that day comes, the kingdom of Heaven will be like this. There were ten girls, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 25 ² Five of them were foolish, and five prudent; 25 ³ when the foolish ones took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 25 ⁴ but the others took flasks of oil with their lamps. 25 ⁵ As the bridegroom was late in coming they all dozed off to sleep. 25 ⁶ But at midnight a cry was heard: "Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him." 25 ⁷ With that the girls all got up and trimmed their lamps. 25 ⁸ The foolish said to the prudent, "Our lamps are going out; give us some of your oil." 25 ⁹ "No," they said; "there will never be enough for us both. You had better go to the shop and buy some for yourselves." 25 ¹⁰ While they were away the bridegroom arrived; those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. 25 ¹¹ And then the other five came back. "Sir, sir," they cried, "open the door for us." 25 ¹² But he answered, "'I declare, I do not know you." 25 ¹³ Keep awake then; for you never know the day or the hour.