²³ Yet a time is coming and has now come^(A) when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit^(B) and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.

²⁴ God is spirit,^(A) and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

²⁵ So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’

²⁶ “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?

⁵ The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.^(A)

⁶ “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

⁷ “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

¹³ “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.^(A)