Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;

Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord placed over his household, to give them their food in due season?

And five of them were foolish, and five wise.

But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil, for our lamps are going out.

But the wise answered, saying, Perhaps there will not be enough for us and you; go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.