Matthew 25:11–12
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So because of the frankness that belongs to virginity they ask that it be opened to them. And he does not open, because in due time they did not care for themselves. And this is “I do not know you” (Matthew 25:11–12): for he knows those who not only show faith but also have works; but those who have lived by only one of the two have never even come into knowledge of the bridegroom.
Greek
∆ιὰ οὖν τὴν παρρησίαν τῆς παρθενίας αἰτοῦσιν ἀνοιγῆναι αὐταῖς. καὶ οὐκ ἀνοίγει, ὅτι κατὰ καιρὸν οὐκ ἐπεμελήσαντο αὑτῶν. καὶ τοῦτ' ἔστιν τὸ οὐκ οἶδα ὑμᾶς· τούτους γὰρ οἶδεν, οἵτινες οὐ μόνον πίστιν ἐνδείκνυνται, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἔργα ἔχουσιν· οἱ δὲ τῷ θατέρῳ πολιτευσάμενοι οὐδὲ ἐν γνώσει ποτὲ γεγόνασι τοῦ νυμφίου.