Tonight's passage is Matthew 25 versus 1 through 13.

It can be found on page 830 in the Pugh Bibles.

Matthew 25 versus 1 through 13.

Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.

Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.

As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept, but at midnight there was a cry.

Here is the bridegroom, come out to meet him. Then all those virgins rose and trim their lamps.

And the foolish said to the wise, give us some of your oil for our lamps are going out.

But the wise answered saying,

since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.

And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast and the door was shut.

Afterward, the other virgins came also saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

But he answered, Truly I say to you, but he answered,

Truly I say to you, I do not know you, watch therefore,

for you know neither the day nor the hour.

Let's pray together. Well, Lord God, your son came for a bride the first time and he bought her with his blood and now he is gone on a long

journey and he is gone on a long journey and he is coming again for his betrothed in order to marry her and take her into his gardens and his chambers where we

will learn what pleasure is.

Father, I pray that you would awaken those who only have lamps tonight and no oil.

Form and no power. Religion and no life.

So God please make this service

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