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The main objective of this article is to confront a complex exegesis history of the parable of ten virgins (Matt 25:1–13) with contemporary attempts to understand it with the application of historicalcritical method. The historical-critical method presents a number of issues from the area of text criticism and editorial process, which have influenced the understanding of the parable throughout the ages. The most important questions concerns the identity of the Bridegroom: is this Jesus or a personalization of social injustice?