Matthew 25
1 Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
3 For when the foolish virgins took their lamps, they did not take any oil with them.
For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them:
4 But the wise virgins took containers of oil along with their lamps.
but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 Now while the bridegroom was delayed, they all got sleepy and slept.
Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 But at midnight there was a cry, 'Look, the bridegroom! Go out and meet him.'
But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins rose up and trimmed their lamps.
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.'
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.
9 But the wise answered and said, 'Since there will not be enough for us and you, go instead to those who sell and buy some for yourselves.'
But the wise answered, saying, Peradventure there will not be enough for us and you: go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward the other virgins also came and said, 'Master, master, open for us.'
Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.'
But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for you do not know the day or the hour.
Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
14 For it is like when a man was about to go into another country. He called his own servants and gave over to them his wealth.
For [it is] as [when] a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
15 To one of them he gave five talents, to another he gave two, and to yet another he gave one talent. Each one received an amount according to his own ability, and that man went on his journey.
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey.
16 The one who received the five talents went at once and invested them and made another five talents.
Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents.
17 Likewise the one who had received two talents made another two.
In like manner he also that [received] the two gained other two.
18 But the servant who had received one talent went away, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money.
But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.
Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them.
20 The servant who had received the five talents came and brought another five talents. He said, 'Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five talents more.'
And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents.
21 His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful over a few things. I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 The servant who had received two talents came and said, 'Master, you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more talents.'
And he also that [received] the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents.
23 His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful over a few things. I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 Then the servant who had received one talent came and said, 'Master, I know that you are a strict man. You reap where you did not sow, and you harvest where you did not scatter.
And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter;
25 I was afraid, so I went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have here what belongs to you.'
and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.
26 But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sowed and harvest where I have not scattered.
But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;
27 Therefore you should have given my money to the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.
thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.
28 Therefore take away the talent from him and give it to the servant who has ten talents.
Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents.
29 For to everyone who possesses, more will be given—even more abundantly. But from anyone who does not possess anything, even what he does have will be taken away.
For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.
30 Throw the worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.'
And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:
32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
and before him shall be gathered all the nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats;
33 He will place the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his 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, you who have been blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Then shall the King say unto 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 was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you took me in;
for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;
36 I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you cared for 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 unto me.
37 Then the righteous will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you a drink?
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink?
38 When did we see you a stranger and take you in? Or naked and clothe you?
And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 When did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?'
And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 Then the King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, what you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it for me.'
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, [even] these least, ye did it unto me.
41 Then he will say to those on his left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels, (aiōnios g166)
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels: (aiōnios g166)
42 because I was hungry, but you did not give me food; I was thirsty, but you did not give me a drink;
for I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;
43 I was a stranger, but you did not take me in; naked, but you did not clothe me; sick and in prison, but you did not care for 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 also answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not serve you?'
Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then he will answer them and say, 'Truly I say to you, what you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me.
