New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 25:2-13

2FiveπέντεpenteG4002of them were foolishμωραὶmōraiG3474,and fiveπέντεpenteG4002wereprudentφρόνιμοι·phronimoiG5429.

3For when the foolishμωραὶmōraiG3474tookλαβοῦσαιlabousaiG2983their lampsλαμπάδαςlampadasG2985,they did not takeἔλαβονelabonG2983extraoilἔλαιον,elaionG1637with them;

4but theprudentφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429ones tookἔλαβονelabonG2983oilἔλαιονelaionG1637in flasksἀγγείοιςangeioisG30with their lampsλαμπάδωνlampadōnG2985.

5NowδὲdeG1161while the groomνυμφίουnumphiouG3566was delayingχρονίζοντοςchronizontosG5549,they allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956becameG3573drowsyG3573and beganto sleepἐκάθευδον.¶ekatheudonG2518.

6But at midnightΜέσης νυκτὸςMesēs nuktosG3319 G3571there finally was a shoutκραυγὴkraugēG2906: ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the groomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566!ComeG1831outG1831to meetἀπάντησινapantēsinG529him.’

7ThenτότεtoteG5119allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956thoseἐκεῖναιekeinaiG1565virginsπαρθένοιparthenoiG3933gotG1453upG1453and trimmedἐκόσμησανekosmēsanG2885their lampsλαμπάδαςlampadasG2985.

8But the foolishμωραὶmōraiG3474virginssaidG3004to the prudentφρονίμοιςphronimoisG5429ones, ‘GiveδότεdoteG1325us someἐκekG1537of your oilἐλαίουelaiouG1637,becauseὅτιhotiG3754our lampsλαμπάδεςlampadesG2985are goingG4570outG4570.’

9HoweverδὲdeG1161, theprudentφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429ones answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611, ‘No,there mostG3379certainlyG3364would not be enoughἀρκέσῃarkesēG714for us and you too;goπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198insteadμᾶλλονmallonG3123to the merchantsπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453and buyἀγοράσατεagorasateG59somefor yourselvesἑαυταῖς.he'autaisG1438.’

10But while they wereon their wayἀπερχομένωνaperchomenōnG565to buyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59the oil,the groomνυμφίος,numphiosG3566cameἦλθενēlthenG2064,and thoseG3588who werereadyἕτοιμοιhetoimoiG2092wentG1525inG1525with him tothe weddingγάμους,gamousG1062feastG1062; andthe doorθύρα.thuraG2374was shutἐκλείσθηekleisthēG2808.

11YetδὲdeG1161laterG5305,the otherλοιπαὶloipaiG3062virginsπαρθένοιparthenoiG3933alsoκαὶkaiG2532cameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064,sayingλέγουσαι·legousaiG3004, ‘LordκύριεkurieG2962,lordκύριε,kurieG2962,openἄνοιξονanoixonG455upG455for us.’

12But he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611, ‘TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, I do not knowG3609you.’

13Be on the alertΓρηγορεῖτεGrēgoreiteG1127thenοὖν,ounG3767,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you do not knowG3609the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250norοὐδὲoudeG3761the hourὥρανhōranG5610.

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