Matthew 25
1 "Then will the Kingdom of the Heavens be found to be like ten bridesmaids who took their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Then the kingdome of heauen shalbe likened vnto tenne virgins, which tooke their lampes, and went foorth to meete the bridegrome.
2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
And fiue of them were wise, and fiue foolish.
3 For the foolish, when they took their torches, did not provide themselves with oil;
The foolish tooke their lampes, but tooke none oyle with them.
4 but the wise, besides their torches, took oil in their flasks.
But the wise tooke oyle in their vessels with their lampes.
5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, so that meanwhile they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
Nowe while the bridegrome taried long, all slumbred and slept.
6 But at midnight there is a loud cry, "'The bridegroom! Go out and meet him!'
And at midnight there was a crie made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth: goe out to meete him.
7 "Then all those bridesmaids roused themselves and trimmed their torches.
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lampes.
8 "'Give us some of your oil,' said the foolish ones to the wise, 'for our torches are going out.'
And the foolish said to the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are out.
9 "'But perhaps,' replied the wise, 'there will not be enough for all of us. Go to the shops rather, and buy some for yourselves.'
But the wise answered, saying, Not so, lest there will not be ynough for vs and you: but goe ye rather to them that sell, and bye for your selues.
10 "So they went to buy. But meanwhile the bridegroom came; those bridesmaids who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet; and the door was shut.
And while they went to bye, the bridegrome came: and they that were readie, went in with him to the wedding, and the gate was shut.
11 "Afterwards the other bridesmaids came and cried, "'Sir, Sir, open the door to us.'
Afterwards came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs.
12 "'In solemn truth I tell you,' he replied, 'I do not know you.'
But he answered, and said, Verely I say vnto you, I knowe you not.
13 "Keep awake therefore; for you know neither the day nor the hour.
Watch therfore: for ye know neither the day, nor the houre, when the sonne of man will come.
14 "Why, it is like a man who, when going on his travels, called his bondservants and entrusted his property to their care.
For the kingdome of heauen is as a man that going into a strange countrey, called his seruants, and deliuered to them his goods.
15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one--to each according to his individual capacity; and then started from home.
And vnto one he gaue fiue talents, and to an other two, and to another one, to euery man after his own ability, and straightway went from home.
16 Without delay the one who had received the five talents went and employed them in business, and gained five more.
Then he that had receiued the fiue talents, went and occupied with them, and gained other fiue talents.
17 In the same way he who had the two gained two more.
Likewise also, he that receiued two, he also gained other two.
18 But the man who had received the one went and dug a hole and buried his master's money.
But he that receiued that one, went and digged it in the earth, and hid his masters money.
19 "After a long lapse of time the master of those servants returned, and had a reckoning with them.
But after a long season, the master of those seruants came, and reckoned with them.
20 The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, and said, "'Sir, it was five talents that you entrusted to me: see, I have gained five more.'
Then came he that had receiued fiue talents, and brought other fiue talents, saying, Master, thou deliueredst vnto me fiue talents: behold, I haue gained with them other fiue talents.
21 "'You have done well, good and trustworthy servant,' replied his master; 'you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.'
Then his master saide vnto him, It is well done good seruant and faithfull, Thou hast bene faithfull in litle, I will make thee ruler ouer much: enter into thy masters ioy.
22 "The second, who had received the two talents, came and said, "'Sir, it was two talents you entrusted to me: see, I have gained two more.'
Also he that had receiued two talents, came, and said, Master, thou deliueredst vnto me two talents: behold, I haue gained two other talets more.
23 "'Good and trustworthy servant, you have done well,' his master replied; 'you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.'
His master saide vnto him, It is well done good seruant, and faithfull, Thou hast bene faithfull in litle, I will make thee ruler ouer much: enter into thy masters ioy.
24 "But, next, the man who had the one talent in his keeping came and said, "'Sir, I knew you to be a severe man, reaping where you had not sown and garnering what you had not winnowed.
Then he which had receiued the one talent, came, and said, Master, I knewe that thou wast an hard man, which reapest where thou sowedst not, and gatherest where thou strawedst not:
25 So being afraid I went and buried your talent in the ground: there you have what belongs to you.'
I was therefore afraide, and went, and hid thy talent in the earth: behold, thou hast thine owne.
26 "'You wicked and slothful servant,' replied his master, 'did you know that I reap where I have not sown, and garner what I have not winnowed?
And his master answered, and said vnto him, Thou euill seruant, and slouthfull, thou knewest that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I strawed not.
27 Your duty then was to deposit my money in some bank, and so when I came I should have got back my property with interest.
Thou oughtest therefore to haue put my money to ye exchangers, and then at my comming should I haue receiued mine owne with vantage.
28 So take away the talent from him, and give it to the man who has the ten.'
Take therefore the talent from him, and giue it vnto him which hath tenne talents.
29 (For to every one who has, more shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him who has nothing, even what he has shall be taken away.)
For vnto euery man that hath, it shall be giuen, and he shall haue abundance, and from him that hath not, euen that he hath, shalbe taken away.
30 'But as for this worthless servant, put him out into the darkness outside: there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.'
Cast therefore that vnprofitable seruant into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnasshing of teeth.
31 "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then will He sit upon His glorious throne,
And when the Sonne of man commeth in his glory, and all the holy Angels with him, then shall he sit vpon the throne of his glorie,
32 and all the nations will be gathered into His presence. And He will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;
And before him shalbe gathered all nations, and he shall seperate them one from another, as a shepheard separateth the sheepe from ye goates.
33 and will make the sheep stand at His right hand, and the goats at His left.
And he shall set the sheepe on his right hand, and the goates on the left.
34 "Then the King will say to those at His right, "'Come, my Father's blessed ones, receive your inheritance of the Kingdom which has been divinely intended for you ever since the creation of the world.
Then shall ye king say to them on his right hand, Come ye blessed of my father: take the inheritance of the kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35 For when I was hungry, you gave me food; when I was thirsty, you gave me drink; when I was homeless, you gave me a welcome;
For I was an hungred, and ye gaue me meate: I thirsted, and ye gaue me drinke: I was a stranger, and ye tooke me in vnto you.
36 when I was ill-clad, you clothed me; when I was sick, you visited me; when I was in prison, you came to see me.'
I was naked, and ye clothed me: I was sicke, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came vnto me.
37 "'When, Lord,' the righteous will reply, 'did we see Thee hungry, and feed Thee; or thirsty, and give Thee drink?
Then shall the righteous answere him, saying, Lord, when sawe we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or a thirst, and gaue thee drinke?
38 When did we see Thee homeless, and give Thee a welcome? or ill-clad, and clothe Thee?
And when sawe we thee a stranger, and tooke thee in vnto vs? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 When did we see Thee sick or in prison, and come to see Thee?'
Or when sawe we thee sicke, or in prison, and came vnto thee?
40 "But the King will answer them, "'In solemn truth I tell you that in so far as you rendered such services to one of the humblest of these my brethren, you rendered them to myself.'
And the King shall answere, and say vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, in as much as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethre, ye haue done it to me.
41 "Then will He say to those at His left, "'Begone from me, with the curse resting upon you, into the Fire of the Ages, which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels. (aiōnios g166)
Then shall he say vnto them on ye left hand, Depart from me ye cursed, into euerlasting fire, which is prepared for the deuill and his angels. (aiōnios g166)
42 For when I was hungry, you gave me nothing to eat; when thirsty, you gave me nothing to drink;
For I was an hungred, and ye gaue me no meate: I thirsted, and ye gaue me no drinke:
43 when homeless, you gave me no welcome; ill-clad, you clothed me not; sick or in prison, you visited me not.'
I was a stranger, and ye tooke me not in vnto you: I was naked, and ye clothed me not: sicke, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 "Then will they also answer, "'Lord, when did we see Thee hungry or thirsty or homeless or ill-clad or sick or in prison, and not come to serve Thee?'
Then shall they also answere him, saying, Lord, when sawe we thee an hungred, or a thirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sicke, or in prison, and did not minister vnto thee?
45 "But he will reply, "'In solemn truth I tell you that in so far as you withheld such services from one of the humblest of these, you withheld them from me.'
Then shall he answere them, and say, Verely I say vnto you, in as much as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
