Then all the bridesmaids woke up and got their lamps ready.
“When the end comes, the kingdom of heaven will be like ten bridesmaids. They took their oil lamps and went to meet the groom.
“At midnight someone shouted, ‘The groom is here! Come to meet him!’
“The foolish ones said to the wise ones, ‘Give us some of your oil. Our lamps are going out.’
“Be ready for action, and have your lamps burning.
Therefore, dear friends, with this to look forward to, make every effort to have him find you at peace, without ⌞spiritual⌟ stains or blemishes.
Be alert, and strengthen the things that are left which are about to die. I have found that what you are doing has not been completed in the sight of my God.
