Matthew 25
1 'Then shall the reign 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 out to meet the bride-groom.
2 and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
Five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;
Those who 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 tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,
While the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
6 and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.
And at midnight a cry was made: Behold, the bridegroom comes! Go you out to meet him.
7 'Then rose all those virgins, 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 going out.
9 and the prudent answered, saying — Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.
But the wise answered, saying: Lest there may not be enough for us and you, go rather to those who 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 marriage-feasts, and the door was shut;
While they were going to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage-supper; and the door was closed.
11 and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;
Afterward the other virgins also came, and said: Lord! Lord! open for us.
12 and he answering said, Verily 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 ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.
Watch, therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
14 'For — as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,
For as a man, on leaving his country, 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.
To one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one; to each one, according to his own ability, and immediately left his country.
16 'And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;
Then he that had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and made other five talents.
17 in like manner also he who [received] the two, he gained, also he, other two;
In like manner also, he that had received the two, gained other two.
18 and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
But he that had received the one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
19 'And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;
After a long time, the lord of those servants came and settled with them.
20 and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, 'Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them.
And he that had received the five talents came and brought other five talents, and said: Lord, you delivered to me five talents: see, I have gained other five talents in addition to them.
21 'And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.
His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many. Enter into the joy of your lord.
22 'And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.
And he also that had received the two talents came, and said: Lord, you delivered to me two talents; see, I have gained other two talents in addition to them.
23 'His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.
His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many. Enter into the joy of your lord.
24 'And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;
But he that had received the one talent came, and said: Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.
25 and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!
And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth; see, you have yours.
26 'And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!
His lord answered and said to him: Wicked and slothful servant; did you know that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter?
27 it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.
Therefore, you ought to have put my money with the bankers; and, when I came, I could have received my own with interest.
28 'Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,
Therefore, take from him the talent, and give it to him that has the ten talents.
29 for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him;
For to every one that has, it shall be given, and he shall have abundance. But from him that has not, even that which he has shall be taken away.
30 and the unprofitable servant cast ye forth to the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
And cast the unprofitable servant into the darkness without. 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 shall sit upon a throne of his glory;
When the Son of man shall come in his own glory, and all the holy angels with him, then will he sit on the throne of his own glory;
32 and gathered together before him shall be all the nations, and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd doth separate the sheep from the goats,
and all nations shall be gathered before him; and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats.
33 and he shall set the sheep indeed on his right hand, and the goats on the left.
And he will place the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left.
34 'Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
Then the King will say to those on his right hand: Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35 for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;
For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me to your houses;
36 naked, and ye put around me; I was infirm, and ye looked after me; in prison I was, and ye came unto me.
naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.
37 'Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee 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 feed thee? or thirsty, and give thee drink?
38 and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?
When did we see thee a stranger, and take thee to our home? or naked, and clothe thee?
39 and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?
When did we see thee sick, or in prison, and come to thee?
40 'And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] to one of these my brethren — the least — to me ye did [it].
And the King will answer and say to them: Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.
41 Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers; (aiōnios g166)
Then will he say to those on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. (aiōnios g166)
42 for I did hunger, and ye gave me not to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me not to drink;
For I was hungry, and you gave me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;
43 a stranger I was, and ye did not receive me; naked, and ye put not around me; infirm, and in prison, and ye did not look after me.
I was a stranger, and you took me not to your houses; naked, and you did not clothe me; I was sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.
44 'Then shall they answer, they also, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or infirm, or in prison, and we did not minister to thee?
Then they also will answer, and say: Lord, when did we see thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee?
45 'Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of these, the least, ye did [it] not to me.
Then will he answer them, saying: Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.
