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 ye kyngdome of heven shalbe lykened vnto. x. virgins which toke their lampes and wet to mete the brydgrome:
2 and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
fyve of them were folysshe and fyve were wyse.
3 they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;
The folysshe toke their lampes but toke none oyle wt the.
4 and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.
But ye wyse tooke oyle wt the in their vesselles wt their lampes also.
5 'And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,
Whill the brydgrome taryed all slombred and slepte.
6 and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.
And even at mydnyght there was a crye made: beholde the brydgrome cometh goo out against him.
7 'Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,
Then all those virgins arose and prepared their lampes.
8 and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;
And ye folysshe sayde to ye wyse: geve vs of youre oyle for our lampes goo 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 ye wyse answered sayinge. Not so lest ther be not ynough for vs and you: but goo rather to them yt sell and by for youre selves.
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 whill they went to bye ye brydgrome came: and they yt were redy went in with him to ye weddinge and the gate was shett vp:
11 and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;
Afterwardes came also ye other virgins sayinge: master master open to vs.
12 and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.
But he answered and sayde: verely I saye vnto you: I knowe not you.
13 'Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.
Watche therefore: for ye knowe nether the daye nor yet the houre when the sonne of man shall come.
14 'For — as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,
Lykwyse as a certeyne ma redy to take his iorney to a straunge coutre called his servautes and delivered to them his gooddes.
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 gave. v. talentes to another. ii. and to another one: to every man after his abilite and streyght waye departed.
16 'And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;
Then he that had receaved the fyve talentes went and bestowed them and wanne other fyve talentes.
17 in like manner also he who [received] the two, he gained, also he, other two;
Lykwyse he that receaved. ii. gayned other. ii.
18 and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
But he yt receaved ye one went and digged a pit in the erth and hyd his masters money.
19 'And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;
After a longe season ye lorde of those servauntes came and rekened with the.
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 yt had receaved fyve talentes and brought other fyve talentes sayinge: master thou deliveredst vnto one fyve talentes: beholde I have gayned wt the fyve talentes moo.
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.
The his master sayde vnto him: well good servaut and faithfull. Thou hast bene faithfull in lytell I will make the ruler over moche: entre in into thy masters ioye.
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 receaved. ii. talentes came and sayde: master thou deliveredest vnto me. ii. talentes: beholde I have wone. ii. other talentes with 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.
And his master sayde vnto him well good servaunt and faithfull. Thou hast bene faithfull in lytell I wyll make the ruler over moche: go in into thy masters ioye.
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 receaved ye one talent came and sayd: master I considered yt thou wast an harde man which repest where thou sowedst not and gadderest where thou strawedst not
25 and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!
and was therfore afrayde and went and hyd thy talent in ye erth: Beholde thou hast thyn awne.
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 master answered and sayde vnto him: thou evyll servaut and slewthfull thou knewest yt I repe where I sowed not and gaddre 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 therfore to have had my money to ye chaugers and then at my comynge shulde I have receaved myne awne with vauntage.
28 'Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,
Take therfore the talent from him and geve it vnto him which hath. x. talentes.
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 every man that hath shalbe geven and he shall have aboundance: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath.
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 yt vnprofitable servaunt into vtter dercknes: there shalbe wepynge and gnasshinge 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 sonne of ma cometh in his glorie and all the holy angels wt him then shall he syt vpon the seate 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 Gaddred all nacions. And he shall seperate the one from a nother as a shepherde deuideth the shepe from the gootes.
33 and he shall set the sheep indeed on his right hand, and the goats on the left.
And he shall set the shepe on his right honde and the gotes on the lyfte.
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 the kynge saye to them on his right honde: Come ye blessed chyldren of my father inheret ye the kyngdo prepared for you from the beginninge of the worlde.
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 anhongred and ye gave me meate. I thursted and ye gave me drinke. I was herbourlesse and ye lodged me.
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 preson 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 ye righteous answere him sayinge master whe sawe we ye anhongred and feed the? or a thurst and gave ye drinke?
38 and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?
when sawe we ye herbourlesse and lodged the? or naked and clothed the?
39 and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?
or when sawe we the sicke or in preson and came vnto the?
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 ye kynge shall answere and saye vnto them: verely I saye vnto you: in as moche as ye have done it vnto one of ye leest of these my brethren ye have 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 the kynge saye vnto them that shalbe on the lyfte hande: departe from me ye coursed into everlastinge fire which is prepared for the devyll 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 gave me no meate. I thursted and ye gave 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 herbourlesse and ye lodged me not. I was naked and ye clothed me not. I was sicke and in preson 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 sayinge: master when sawe we the an hungred or a thurst or herbourlesse or naked or sicke or in preson and did not ministre vnto the?
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 the and saye: Verely I saye vnto you in as moche as ye did it not to one of ye leest of these ye did it not to me.
