“Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning,
Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
None is weary, none stumbles, none slumbers or sleeps, not a waistband is loose, not a sandal strap broken;
Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong.
And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he gathered up his garment and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
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