Matthew 25:1-8
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
1“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like aten virgins who took their lamps ▼▼Or torches
and went to meet cthe bridegroom. ▼▼Some manuscripts add and the bride
2Five of them were foolish, and five were ewise. 3For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5As the bridegroom fwas delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6But gat midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7Then all those virgins rose and htrimmed their lamps. 8And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ Luke 1:79
79to igive light to jthose who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,to guide our feet into kthe way of lpeace.”
Luke 12:35
You Must Be Ready
35 m“Stay dressed for action ▼▼Greek Let your loins stay girded; compare Exodus 12:11
and okeep your lamps burning, John 1:4
4 pIn him was life, ▼▼Or was not any thing made. That which has been made was life in him
and rthe life was the light of men. John 1:9
9 sThe true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.John 5:35
35He was a burning and tshining lamp, and uyou were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.John 8:12
I Am the Light of the World
12 vAgain Jesus spoke to them, saying, w“I am the light of the world. Whoever xfollows me will not ywalk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”Acts 26:18
18 zto open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from aathe power of Satan to God, that they may receive abforgiveness of sins and aca place among those who are sanctified adby faith in me.’2 Corinthians 4:6
6For God, who said, ae“Let light shine out of darkness,” afhas shone in our hearts to give agthe light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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