Jesus begins to tell a parable about wise and foolish virgins. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables]])

## lamps  ##

These could have been 1) lamps (see UDB) or 2) torches made by putting cloth around the end of a stick and wetting the cloth with oil.

## Five of them  ##

"Five of the virgins"

## did not take any oil with them ##

"had with them only the oil in their lamps"