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 the kingdome of heauen shalbe likened vnto tenne virgins, which tooke their lampes, and went foorth to meete the bridegrome.
2 and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
And fiue of them were wise, and fiue foolish.
3 they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;
The foolish tooke their lampes, but tooke none oyle with them.
4 and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.
But the wise tooke oyle in their vessels with their lampes.
5 'And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,
Nowe while the bridegrome taried long, all slumbred 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 there was a crie made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth: goe out to meete him.
7 'Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lampes.
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, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are 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, 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 '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;
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 and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;
Afterwards came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs.
12 and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.
But he answered, and said, Verely I say vnto you, I knowe you not.
13 'Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.
Watch therfore: for ye know neither the day, nor the houre, when the sonne of man will come.
14 'For — as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,
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 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 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 'And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;
Then he that had receiued the fiue talents, went and occupied with them, and gained other fiue talents.
17 in like manner also he who [received] the two, he gained, also he, other two;
Likewise also, he that receiued two, he also 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 receiued that one, went and digged it in the earth, and hid his masters money.
19 'And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;
But after a long season, the master of those seruants came, and reckoned 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.
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 '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.
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 '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.
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 '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 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 '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;
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 and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!
I was therefore afraide, and went, and hid thy talent in the earth: behold, thou hast thine owne.
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!
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 it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.
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 'Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,
Take therefore the talent from him, and giue it vnto him which hath tenne 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 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 and the unprofitable servant cast ye forth to the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
Cast therefore that vnprofitable seruant into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnasshing 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;
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 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 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 he shall set the sheep indeed on his right hand, and the goats on the left.
And he shall set the sheepe on his right hand, and the goates on the 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 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 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 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 naked, and ye put around me; I was infirm, and ye looked after me; in prison I was, and ye came unto 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 '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 shall the righteous answere him, saying, Lord, when sawe we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or a thirst, and gaue thee drinke?
38 and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?
And when sawe we thee a stranger, and tooke thee in vnto vs? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?
Or when sawe we thee sicke, or in prison, and came vnto 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 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 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 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 I did hunger, and ye gave me not to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me not to drink;
For I was an hungred, and ye gaue me no meate: I thirsted, and ye gaue me no drinke:
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 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 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 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 '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 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.
