Matthew 25
1 “Then will the kingdom of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.
But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 And the bridegroom lingering, they all nodded and were sleeping,
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go forth to meet him!
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins rose, and trimmed their lamps,
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 and the prudent answered, saying, Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go rather to those selling, and buy for yourselves.
But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the wedding feasts, and the door was shut;
And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 and afterward come also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, lord, open to us;
Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 and he answering said, Truly I say to you, I have not known you.
But he answered and said, Verily I say to you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for you have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man comes.
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour when the Son of man cometh.
14 For—as a man going abroad called his own servants, and delivered to them his substance,
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods.
15 and to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.
And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his own ability; and immediately took his journey.
16 And he who received the five talents, having gone, worked with them, and made five other talents;
Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and gained other five talents.
17 in like manner also he who [received] the two, he gained, also he, other two;
And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
18 and he who received the one, having gone away, dug in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
But he that had received one went and dug in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
19 And after a long time comes the lord of those servants, and takes reckoning with them;
After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
20 and he who received the five talents, having come, brought five other talents, saying, Lord, you delivered five talents to me; behold, I gained five other talents besides them.
And he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents: behold, I have gained besides them five talents more.
21 And his lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant, you were faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.
His lord said to him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 And he also, who received the two talents, having come, said, Lord, you delivered to me two talents; behold, I gained two other talents besides them.
He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou didst deliver to me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents besides them.
23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant, you were faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.
His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 And he also who has received the one talent, having come, said, Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering from where you did not scatter;
Then he who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not scattered seed:
25 and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid your talent in the earth; behold, you have your own!
And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast what is thine.
26 And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, you had known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather from where I did not scatter!
His lord answered and said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed:
27 It was necessary [for] you then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received my own with increase.
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money in the bank, and then at my coming I should have received my own with interest.
28 Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,
Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who hath ten talents.
29 for to everyone having will be given, and he will have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he has will be taken from him;
For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
30 and cast forth the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31 And whenever the Son of Man may come in His glory, and all the holy messengers with Him, then He will sit on a throne of His glory;
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 and all the nations will be gathered together before Him, and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,
And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 and He will set the sheep indeed on His right hand, and the goats on the left.
And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, Come, the blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom that has been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 for I hungered, and you gave Me to eat; I thirsted, and you gave Me to drink; I was a stranger, and you received Me;
For I was hungry, and ye gave me food: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you looked after Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came to me.
37 Then will the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungering, and we nourished? Or thirsting, and we gave to drink?
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 And when did we see You a stranger, and we received? Or naked, and we clothed?
When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 And when did we see You ailing or in prison, and we came to You?
Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came to thee?
40 And the King answering, will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as you did [it] to one of these My brothers—the least—you did [it] to Me.
And the King shall answer and say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.
41 Then will He say also to those on the left hand, Go from Me, the cursed, into the continuous fire that has been prepared for the Devil and his messengers; (aiōnios g166)
Then shall he say also to them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: (aiōnios g166)
42 for I hungered, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I thirsted, and you gave Me nothing to drink;
For I was hungry, and ye gave me no food: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and you did not receive Me; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick and in prison, and you did not look after Me.
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then they will answer, they also, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and we did not minister to You?
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee?
45 Then will He answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as you did [it] not to one of these, the least, you did [it] not to Me.
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
