But the wise ones took olive oil in flasks with their lamps. And when[a] the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.[b] But in the middle of the night there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:5 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was delayed”)
  2. Matthew 25:5 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to sleep”, “fell asleep”)

The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.(A)

“At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

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