| 25.1 |
“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. |
| 25.2 |
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. |
| 25.3 |
Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them, |
| 25.4 |
but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. |
| 25.5 |
Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. |
| 25.6 |
But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’ |
| 25.7 |
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. |
| 25.8 |
The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ |
| 25.9 |
But the wise answered, saying, ‘What if there isn’t enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ |
| 25.10 |
While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. |
| 25.11 |
Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’ |
| 25.12 |
But he answered, ‘Most certainly I tell you, I don’t know you.’ |
| 25.13 |
Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. |
| 25.14 |
“For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them. |
| 25.15 |
To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey. |
| 25.16 |
Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. |
| 25.17 |
In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two. |
| 25.18 |
But he who received the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. |
| 25.19 |
“Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them. |
| 25.20 |
He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents besides them.’ |
| 25.21 |
“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ |
| 25.22 |
“He also who got the two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.’ |
| 25.23 |
“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ |
| 25.24 |
“He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter. |
| 25.25 |
I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’ |
| 25.26 |
“But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter. |
| 25.27 |
You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest. |
| 25.28 |
Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents. |
| 25.29 |
For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away. |
| 25.30 |
Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ |
| 25.31 |
“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. |
| 25.32 |
Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. |
| 25.33 |
He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. |
| 25.34 |
Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; |
| 25.35 |
for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. |
| 25.36 |
I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’ |
| 25.37 |
“Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? |
| 25.38 |
When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? |
| 25.39 |
When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’ |
| 25.40 |
“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ |
| 25.41 |
Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels; |
| 25.42 |
for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; |
| 25.43 |
I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’ |
| 25.44 |
“Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn’t help you?’ |
| 25.45 |
“Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’ |
| 25.46 |
These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” |
