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 will the kingdom of heaven be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom: and five of them were wise,
2 and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
and five were foolish.
3 they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;
The foolish ones 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 as well as in their lamps.
5 And the bridegroom lingering, they all nodded and were sleeping,
Now while the bridegroom stayed, they were all drowsy and fell asleep:
6 and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go forth to meet him!
and in the middle of the night there was a cry, The bridegroom is coming, go out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins rose, and trimmed their lamps,
Then all the virgins rose up 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 ones said to the wise, Give us of your oil, for our lamps are going 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 them, saying, Least there should not be enough for us and you, go rather to them that sell it, 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 went to buy, the bridegroom came, and they that were ready went in with him to the wedding-feast, and then the door was shut.
11 and afterward come also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, lord, open to us;
Afterwards 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 them, Verily I declare unto you, I do not know you.
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 not the day, nor the season in which the Son of man cometh.
14 For—as a man going abroad called his own servants, and delivered to them his substance,
For as a man, who was going to travel abroad, called his servants, and delivered to them his stock: and to one he gave five talents,
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.
to another two, and to another one; to each according to his ability: and then he took his journey.
16 And he who received the five talents, having gone, worked with them, and made five other talents;
Now he that had received the five talents, went and traded with them, 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 the two, he also gained two more:
18 and he who received the one, having gone away, dug in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
but he who had received the one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his master's money:
19 And after a long time comes the lord of those servants, and takes reckoning with them;
and after some time the lord of those servants cometh and settleth his account 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 who had received the five talents came and brought to him five talents more, saying, Sir, thou deliveredst to me five talents, behold I have gained other five talents to them:
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.
and his lord said to him, Well done, my good and trusty servant, thou hast been faithful in a few things, I will set thee over many, enter into thy master's joy.
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.
And he also who had received the two talents came to him and said, Lord, thou deliveredst to me two talents, behold I have gained two other talents with 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 in a few things, I will set thee over many, enter 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;
And he also who received the one talent came to him and said, Sir, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou sowedst not, and gathering where thou hast not strewed;
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 ground; behold, there is thine own:
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!
but his lord answered and said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed;
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 then to have put my money to the bankers, and when I came I should have received my own with interest.
28 Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,
Take ye therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that hath the 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 abound; but from him that hath not, even what he hath, or seemeth to have, shall be taken away: )
30 and cast forth the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
and cast out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where 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;
So when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon his glorious throne:
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 all nations shall be assembled before Him; and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides the 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 his 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 will 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 famishing, 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.
I was naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye took care of me; I was in prison, and ye visited 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 will the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see 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?
and when did we see thee a stranger, and took thee in?
39 And when did we see You ailing or in prison, and we came to You?
or naked, and clothed thee? and when did we see thee sick, or in prison, and visited 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 replying will say unto them, Verily I declare unto you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of the lest of these my brethren, ye did 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 will He say also to those 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 famishing, and ye gave me nothing to eat; I was a-thirst, 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 took no care of me.
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 will they also answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee famishing, or a-thirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not relieve 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 will He reply to them, saying, Verily I tell you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the lest of these, ye did it not to me.
