Matt-25
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v1
“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
v2
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
v3
For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,
v4
but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.
v5
As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.
v6
But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.‘
v7
Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.
v8
And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.‘
v9
But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.‘
v10
And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
v11
Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.‘
v12
But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.‘
v13
Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.The Parable of the Talents
v14
“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.
v15
To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.
v16
He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more.
v17
So also he who had the two talents made two talents more.
v18
But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money.
v19
Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
v20
And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.‘
v21
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.‘
v22
And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.‘
v23
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.‘
v24
He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed,
v25
so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.‘
v26
But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?
v27
Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.
v28
So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.
v29
For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
v30
And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.‘The Final Judgment
v31
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
v32
Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
v33
And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.
v34
Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
v35
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
v36
I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.‘
v37
Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?
v38
And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?
v39
And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?‘
v40
And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.‘
v41
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
v42
For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
v43
I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.‘
v44
Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?‘
v45
Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.‘
v46
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”