Parable of the Ten Virgins

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Matthew 25:1-13 (NIV)

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

 1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

   6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

   7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’

   9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

   10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

   11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’

   12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’

   13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

Parábola de las diez jóvenes

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Mateo 25:1-13 (NVI)

   1 »El reino de los cielos será entonces como diez jóvenes solteras que tomaron sus lámparas y salieron a recibir al novio.

2 Cinco de ellas eran insensatas y cinco prudentes.

3 Las insensatas llevaron sus lámparas, pero no se abastecieron de aceite.

4 En cambio, las prudentes llevaron vasijas de aceite junto con sus lámparas.

5 Y como el novio tardaba en llegar, a todas les dio sueño y se durmieron.

6 A medianoche se oyó un grito: "¡Ahí viene el novio! ¡Salgan a recibirlo!"

7 Entonces todas las jóvenes se despertaron y se pusieron a preparar sus lámparas.

8 Las insensatas dijeron a las prudentes: "Dennos un poco de su aceite porque nuestras lámparas se están apagando."

9 "No —respondieron éstas—, porque así no va a alcanzar ni para nosotras ni para ustedes. Es mejor que vayan a los que venden aceite, y compren para ustedes mismas."

10 Pero mientras iban a comprar el aceite llegó el novio, y las jóvenes que estaban preparadas entraron con él al banquete de bodas. Y se cerró la puerta.

11 Después llegaron también las otras. "¡Señor! ¡Señor! —suplicaban—. ¡Ábrenos la puerta!"

12 "¡No, no las conozco!" , respondió él.
13 »Por tanto —agregó Jesús—, manténganse despiertos porque no saben ni el día ni la hora.

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The Parable of the Ten Virgins - What it Means

by Jack Crabtree, Gutenberg College

One of Jesus’ parables that has given me fits for years is the “Parable of the Ten Virgins” in Matthew 25. For more than two decades now, I have knocked my head against that parable to no avail. But finally, I think I am beginning to get a handle on what Jesus was trying to say. If I am right, then the message is really quite simple. My problem over the years resulted, in part, from my trying to make it more complicated than it really is.

Follow this link to read the entire exposition.

The verses in English & Spanish

Matthew 25:1-13

Mateo 25:1-13

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