Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 25:1-10

1ThenΤότεToteG5119shallthe kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588 G932of heavenτῶν οὐρανῶνtōn ouranōnG3588 G3772be likenedὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetaiG3666untoG3933tenδέκαdekaG1176virginsπαρθένοιςparthenoisG3933,whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748tookλαβοῦσαιlabousaiG2983theirG846lampsτὰς λαμπάδαςtas lampadasG3588 G2985,and wentἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831forthεἰςeisG1519to meetG529the bridegroomτοῦ νυμφίου.tou numphiouG3588 G3566.

2G3588AndδὲdeG1161fiveπέντεpenteG4002ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846wereἦσανēsanG1510wiseφρόνιμοι·phronimoiG5429,andκαὶkaiG2532fiveπέντεpenteG4002werefoolishμωραὶmōraiG3474.

3They thatG3748werefoolishμωραὶmōraiG3474tookλαβοῦσαιlabousaiG2983theirG1438lampsλαμπάδαςlampadasG3588 G2985,and tookἔλαβονelabonG2983noοὐκoukG3756oilἔλαιον,elaionG1637withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326themG1438:

4αἱhaiG3588ButδὲdeG1161the wiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429tookἔλαβονelabonG2983oilἔλαιονelaionG1637inἐνenG1722theirG846vesselsτοῖς ἀγγείοιςtois angeioisG3588 G30withμετὰmetaG3326theirG846lampsτῶν λαμπάδωνtōn lampadōnG3588 G2985.

5WhileδὲdeG1161the bridegroomτοῦ νυμφίουtou numphiouG3588 G3566tarriedχρονίζοντοςchronizontosG5549,theyG3573allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956slumberedG3573andκαὶkaiG2532sleptἐκάθευδον.¶ekatheudonG2518.

6AndδὲdeG1161at midnightΜέσης νυκτὸςMesēs nuktosG3319 G3571there wasG1096a cryκραυγὴkraugēG2906madeG1096,BeholdG3708,the bridegroomὁ νυμφίοςho numphiosG3588 G3566comethG2064;go yeἐξέρχεσθεexerchestheG1831outεἰςeisG1519to meetἀπάντησινapantēsinG529himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

7ThenτότεtoteG5119allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956thoseἐκεῖναιekeinaiG1565virginsαἱ παρθένοιhai parthenoiG3588 G3933aroseἠγέρθησανēgerthēsanG1453,andκαὶkaiG2532trimmedἐκόσμησανekosmēsanG2885theirG846lampsτὰς λαμπάδαςtas lampadasG3588 G2985.

8αἱhaiG3588ταῖςtaisG3588AndδὲdeG1161the foolishμωραὶmōraiG3474saidG3004unto the wiseφρονίμοιςphronimoisG5429,GiveδότεdoteG1325usG1473ofἐκekG1537yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771oilτοῦ ἐλαίουtou elaiouG3588 G1637;forὅτιhotiG3754ourG1473lampsαἱ λαμπάδεςhai lampadesG3588 G2985are gone outσβέννυνται.¶sbennuntaiG4570.

9αἱhaiG3588τοὺςtousG3588ButG1161the wiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611,sayingλέγουσαι·legousaiG3004, Not so;lestG3379there beG714notοὐouG3756enoughG714for usG1473andκαὶkaiG2532youὑμῖν.huminG4771:butG1161go yeπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123toπρὸςprosG4314them that sellπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453,andκαὶkaiG2532buyἀγοράσατεagorasateG59for yourselvesἑαυταῖς.he'autaisG1438.

10ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161whileG565theyαὐτῶνautōnG846wentG565to buyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59,the bridegroomνυμφίος, αἱnumphios haiG3588 G3566cameἦλθενēlthenG2064;andκαὶkaiG2532they that were readyἕτοιμοιhetoimoiG2092went inεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846toεἰςeisG1519the marriageτοὺς γάμους,tous gamousG3588 G1062:andκαὶkaiG2532the doorἡ θύρα.hē thuraG3588 G2374was shutἐκλείσθηekleisthēG2808.

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