Matthew 25:1-3

Contemporary English Version

A Story about Ten Young Women

25 ^(A) The kingdom of heaven is like what happened one night when ten young women took their oil lamps and went to a wedding to meet the groom.^[a] ²Five of them were foolish and five were wise. ³The foolish ones took their lamps, but no extra oil.

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25.1 to meet the groom: Some manuscripts add “and the bride.” It was the custom for the groom to go to the home of the bride's parents to get his bride. Young women and other guests would then go with them to the home of the groom's parents, where the wedding feast would take place.