11 Women in like manner serious, not accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.
5 If but any one of you is destitute of wisdom, let him ask from of the one giving of God to all liberality, and not censuring; and it will be given to him.
3 agedwomen in like manner in deportment becoming what is sacred, not accusers, not to wine much enslaved, good teachers.
4 so that they may wisely influence the young women, husbandlovers to be, childrenlovers,
5 prudent ones, pure ones, housekeepers, good ones, being submissive to the own husbands, that not the word of the God may be evil spoken of.
1 Then will be compared the kingdom of the heavens ten virgins, who having taken the lamps of them, went out to a meeting of the bridegroom.
2 Five and were of them prudent, and five foolish.
3 Who foolish, having taken the lamps of them, not took with themselves oil.
4 The but prudent took oil in the vessels of them with the lamps of them.
5 Delaying and the bridegroom, nodded all, and did sleep.
6 Of middle and night a cry was raised; Lo, the bridegroom comes; go out to a meeting of him.
7 Then arose all the virgins those, and put in order the lamps of them.
8 The but foolish to the prudent said: Give to us out of the oil of you, because the lamps of us are extinguished.
9 Answered but the prudent, saying: Lest not it might suffice to us and to you; go you rather to the selling, and buy to yourselves.
10 Going away and of them to buy, came the bridegroom; and the prepared ones entered with him into the nuptialfeasts; and was closed the door.
11 Afterwards and came also the remaining virgins, saying: O lord, O lord, open to us.
12 The but answering said: Indeed I say to you, not know you.
13 Watch you therefore, because not you know the day, nor the hour.