Matthew 25:6-9

25:6 But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’ ¹  25:7 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 25:8 The ²  foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’ 25:9 ‘No,’ they replied. ³  ‘There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

[25:6]  ¹ tc ‡ Most witnesses have αὐτοῦ (autou, “[with] him”) after ἀπάντησιν (apanthsin, “meeting”), a reading which makes explicit what is already implied in the shorter text (as found in א B 700). The translation likewise adds “him” for clarity’s sake even though the word is not considered part of the original text. NA²⁷ has αὐτοῦ in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[25:8]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[25:9]  ³ tn Grk “The wise answered, saying, ‘No.’”