"Thenthe kingdomof heavenwill be comparableto tenvirgins,whotooktheir lampsand wentout to meetthe bridegroom.
She will be ledto the Kingin embroideredwork;The virgins,her companionswho followher, Will be broughtto You.
"Your oilshave a pleasingfragrance,Your nameis [like] purifiedoil;Thereforethe maidensloveyou.
"His mouthis [full of] sweetness.And he is whollydesirable.Thisis my belovedand thisis my friend,O daughtersof Jerusalem."
"I adjureyou, O daughtersof Jerusalem,Ifyou findmy beloved,As to whatyou will tellhim: For I am lovesick."
"For your husbandis your Maker,Whose nameis the LORDof hosts;And your Redeemeris the HolyOneof Israel,Who is calledthe Godof allthe earth.
"In the daysof thosekingsthe Godof heavenwill setup a kingdomwhichwill neverbe destroyed,and [that] kingdomwill not be leftfor anotherpeople;it will crushand putan endto allthesekingdoms,but it will itselfendureforever.
Jesus presentedanotherparableto them, saying,"The kingdomof heavenmay be comparedto a manwho sowedgoodseedin his field.
He presentedanotherparableto them, saying,"The kingdomof heavenis likea mustardseed,whicha mantookand sowedin his field;
and the fieldis the world;and [as for] the goodseed,theseare the sonsof the kingdom;and the taresare the sonsof the evil[one];
"Again,the kingdomof heavenis likea dragnetcastinto the sea,and gathering[fish] of everykind;
"For the kingdomof heavenis likea landownerwhowentout earlyin the morningto hirelaborersfor his vineyard.
"The kingdomof heavenmay be comparedto a kingwhogavea wedding feastfor his son.
"Thenallthosevirginsroseand trimmedtheir lamps.
"Repent,for the kingdomof heavenis at hand."
"Let your lightshinebeforemenin such a waythat they may seeyour goodworks,and glorifyyour Fatherwho is in heaven.
And Jesussaidto them, "The attendantsof the bridegroomcannotmournas longas the bridegroomis with them, can they? But the dayswill comewhenthe bridegroomis taken awayfrom them, and thenthey will fast.
Judasthen,having receivedthe [Roman] cohortand officersfrom the chief priestsand the Pharisees,cametherewith lanternsand torchesand weapons.
"He who hasthe brideis the bridegroom;but the friendof the bridegroom,who standsand hearshim, rejoicesgreatlybecauseof the bridegroom'svoice.Sothisjoyof minehas been made full.
There were manylampsin the upper roomwherewe were gathered together.
NowI praiseyou becauseyou rememberme in everythingand hold firmlyto the traditions,justas I deliveredthem to you.
For I am jealousfor you with a godlyjealousy;for I betrothedyou to onehusband,so that to ChristI might presentyou [as] a purevirgin.
in the futurethere is laidup for me the crownof righteousness,whichthe Lord,the righteousJudge,will awardto me on that day;and not onlyto me, but alsoto allwho have lovedHis appearing.
lookingfor the blessedhopeand the appearingof the gloryof our greatGodand Savior,ChristJesus,
Theseare the ones who have not been defiledwith women,for they have kept themselveschaste.These[are] the ones who followthe LambwhereverHe goes.Thesehave been purchasedfrom amongmenas first fruitsto Godand to the Lamb.
"Let us rejoiceand be gladand givethe gloryto Him, for the marriageof the Lambhas comeand His bridehas madeherselfready."
And I sawthe holycity,newJerusalem,coming downout of heavenfrom God,made readyas a brideadornedfor her husband.
Thenoneof the sevenangelswho hadthe sevenbowlsfullof the sevenlastplaguescameand spokewith me, saying,"Come here,I will showyou the bride,the wifeof the Lamb."
Out from the thronecomeflashes of lightningand soundsand peals of thunder.And [there were] sevenlampsof fireburningbeforethe throne,whichare the sevenSpiritsof God;
The thirdangelsounded,and a greatstarfellfrom heaven,burninglikea torch,and it fellon a thirdof the riversand on the springsof waters.
