1. “At that time God’s kingdom will be like ten girls who went to wait for the bridegroom. They took their lamps with them.
2. Five of the girls were foolish, and five were wise.
3. The foolish girls took their lamps with them, but they did not take extra oil for the lamps.
4. The wise girls took their lamps and more oil in jars.
5. When the bridegroom was very late, the girls could not keep their eyes open, and they all fell asleep.
6. “At midnight someone announced, ‘The bridegroom is coming! Come and meet him!’
7. “Then all the girls woke up. They made their lamps ready.
8. But the foolish girls said to the wise girls, ‘Give us some of your oil. The oil in our lamps is all gone.’
9. “The wise girls answered, ‘No! The oil we have might not be enough for all of us. But go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’