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Matthew Chapter 25
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1 "Then the Kingdom of Heaven shall be compared to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet into the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 Those who were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them,
4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the Bridegroom delayed, they all were overcome with sleep and fell asleep.
6 And at midnight there came a shout, 'The Bridegroom comes; go out to meet Him.'
7 Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps have gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, 'No, or else there may not be enough for us and you, but rather you go to those who sell and buy for yourselves.'
10 And while they went to buy, the Bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with Him into the marriage, and the door was shut.
11 Afterward, the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us.'
12 But He answered and said, 'Truly I say to you that I don't know you.'
13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of man comes.
14 For the Kingdom of Heaven is as a Man traveling into a far country who called His own servants and delivered His goods to them.
15 And to one He gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his own ability, and immediately took His journey.
16 Then He who had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and produced another five talents.
17 And, in the same way, he who had received two, also gained another two.
18 But he who had received one went and dug in the Earth, and hid his lord's money.
19 After a long time the lord of those servants comes, and verbally settles accounts with them.
20 And so he who had received five talents came and brought the other five talents, saying, 'Lord, you gave me five talents; I have gained five more talents beside them.'
21 His lord said to him, 'Well done, you good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things; I will make you ruler over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.'
22 Also, the one who had received two talents came and said, 'Lord, you gave me two talents; I have gained two other talents beside them.'
23 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 things; enter into the joy of your lord.'
24 Then the one who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
25 And I was afraid and went away and hid your talent in the Earth. Look! There you have what is yours.'
26 His lord answered and said to him, 'You wicked and slothful servant; you knew that I reap where I didn't sow and gather where I have not scattered seed:
27 Therefore, you ought to have put my money into investments, and then, at my coming, I would have received my own with interest.
28 Therefore, take the talent from him and give it to him who has ten talents.
29 For, to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he shall have abundance, but from him who has not, even that which he has shall be taken away.
30 And drive the unprofitable servant into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31 When the Son of man shall come in His glory and all the holy angels with Him; at that time He shall sit upon the Throne of His glory:
32 And all nations shall be gathered before Him, and He shall separate them from one another as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats:
33 And He shall set the sheep on His Right Hand but the goats on His Left.
34 Then the King shall say to those on His Right Hand, Come, you who are blessed by 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;
36 I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was truly in prison, and you came to Me.
37 Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and fed You, or thirsty and gave You a drink,
38 and when did we see You a stranger and took You in, or naked and clothed You,
39 or when did we see You sick or in prison, and came to You?'
40 And the King shall answer them, saying, 'Truly I say to you that if you have done it to one of the least of these, My brothers, you have done it to Me.
41 Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into age-lasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was hungry, and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave Me no drink:
43 I was truly a stranger, and you didn't take Me in; I was naked, and you didn't clothe Me; I was sick and in prison, and you didn't visit Me.
44 Then they also shall answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and didn't serve You?
45 Then He will answer them, saying, "I tell you the truth that since you didn't do it to one of the least of these, you didn't do it to Me.
46 And these will go away into age-lasting correction, but the righteous will go into genuine and absolute fullness of life of the Kingdom Age.


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1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five [were] foolish.
3 They that [were] foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, [Not so]; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
14 For [the kingdom of heaven is] as a man travelling into a far country, [who] called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made [them] other five talents.
17 And likewise he that [had received] two, he also gained other two.
18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
21 His lord said unto him, Well done, [thou] good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, [there] thou hast [that is] thine.
26 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 have not strawed:
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and [then] at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give [it] unto him which hath ten talents.
29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 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 an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed [thee]? or thirsty, and gave [thee] drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took [thee] in? or naked, and clothed [thee]?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 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 shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of the least of these, ye did [it] not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

King James Version


1 'Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;
2 and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
3 they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;
4 and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.
5 'And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,
6 and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.
7 'Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,
8 and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because 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.
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;
11 and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;
12 and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.
13 'Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.
14 'For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,
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.
16 'And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;
17 in like manner also he who [received] the two, he gained, also he, other two;
18 and he who did receive the one, having gone away, 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;
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.
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.
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.
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.
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;
25 and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!
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!
27 it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.
28 'Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having 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;
30 and the unprofitable servant cast ye forth to the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the 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;
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,
33 and he shall set the sheep indeed on his right hand, and the goats 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;
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;
36 naked, and ye put around me; I was infirm, and ye looked after me; in prison I was, and ye came unto 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?
38 and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?
39 and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto 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].
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;
42 for I did hunger, and ye gave me not to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me not to 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.
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?
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.
46 And these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during.'

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