Discovery BoxMatthew 25:8-13 
Context25:8 The 1 foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’ 25:9 ‘No,’ they replied. 2 ‘There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ 25:10 But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then 3 the door was shut. 25:11 Later, 4 the other virgins came too, saying, ‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’ 5 25:12 But he replied, 6 ‘I tell you the truth, 7 I do not know you!’ 25:13 Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour. 8
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn Grk “The wise answered, saying, ‘No.’”
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
4 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
5 tn Grk “Open to us.”
6 tn Grk “But answering, he said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.
7 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”
8 tc Most later
