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Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.

The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'

But the ^(e)prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.'

And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ^(f)ready went in with him to ^(g)the wedding feast; and ^(h)the door was shut.

Later the other virgins also came, saying, ‘⁽ⁱ⁾Lord, lord, open up for us.'

But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.'

^(j)Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.