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Matthew - ch 25 v 1 - 20
- Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, the friends of the bride, who took their lights, and went out with the purpose of meeting the husband.
- And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
- For the foolish, when they took their lights, took no oil with them.
- But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lights.
- Now the husband was a long time in coming, and they all went to sleep.
- But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him.
- Then all those virgins got up, and made ready their lights.
- And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.
- But the wise made answer, saying, There may not be enough for us and you; it would be better for you to go to the traders and get oil for yourselves.
- And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut.
- After that the other virgins came, saying, Lord, Lord, let us in.
- But he made answer and said, Truly I say to you, I have no knowledge of you.
- Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.
- For it is as when a man, about to take a journey, got his servants together, and gave them his property.
- And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to everyone as he was able; and he went on his journey.
- Straight away he who had been given the five talents went and did trade with them, and made five more.
- In the same way he who had been given the two got two more.
- But he who was given the one went away and put it in a hole in the earth, and kept his lord's money in a secret place.
- Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them.
- And he who had the five talents came with his other five talents, saying, Lord, you gave into my care five talents: see, I have got five more.
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