6. But in the middle of the night there was a shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
7. Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
8. Now the foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, since our lamps are going out.’
9. But the wise ones replied, ‘No, there won’t be enough for us and for you. Instead, go to those who sell, and buy some for yourselves.’
10. “But while they were going off to buy, the bridegroom came. And those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.
11. Now later, the other virgins came, saying, ‘Sir, Sir, open up for us!’
12. “But he replied, ‘Amen, I tell you, I do not know you.’
13. Therefore stay alert, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”
14. “For it is like a man about to go on a journey. He called his own servants and handed over his possessions to them.