1  "Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who having taken their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom.

1  THEN the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to greet the bridegroom and the bride.

2  Now five of them were wise, and five [were] foolish.

2  But five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.