^20 (A)So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house.

¹⁷ Then we who are alive, who are left, will be ^(A)caught up together with them ^(B)in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so ^(C)we will always be with the Lord.

Martha and Mary

³⁸ Now as they went on their way, Jesus^[a] entered a village. And a woman named ^(A)Martha ^(B)welcomed him into her house. ³⁹ And she had a sister called ^(C)Mary, who ^(D)sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. ⁴⁰ But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” ⁴¹ But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are ^(E)anxious and troubled about many things, ⁴² but one thing is necessary.^[b] Mary has chosen ^(F)the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

¹⁵ And ^(A)the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, ^(B)Paul thanked God and took courage.

²⁵ When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and ^(A)fell down at his feet and ^(B)worshiped him.

³⁰ Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him.

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

25 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ^(A)ten virgins who took their lamps^[a] and went to meet ^(B)the bridegroom.^[b]

⁶ But ^(A)at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’