ኢየሱስ ምሳሌውን ሲጀምር እንዲህ አለ፦ "መንግሥተ ሰማያት መብራታቸውን ይዘው ሙሽራውን ሊቀበሉ ከወጡ አሥር ደናግል ጋር ሊመሳሰል ይችላል።
So Jesus Christ went on to say: "The kingdom of the heavens will become like ten virgins that took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.