Matthew 25
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like aten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet bthe bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were awise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom awas delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6 But aat midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7 Then all those virgins rose and atrimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and athose who were ready went in with him to bthe marriage feast, and cthe door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, a‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ 12 aBut he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, bI do not know you.’ 13 aWatch therefore, for you bknow neither the day nor the hour.
The Parable of the Talents
14 a“For bit will be like a man cgoing on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. 15 To one he gave five atalents, to another two, to another one, bto each according to his ability. Then he cwent away. 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18 But he who had received the one talent went and adug in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19 Now aafter a long time the master of those servants came and bsettled accounts with them. 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and afaithful servant. bYou have been faithful over a little; cI will set you over much. Enter into dthe joy of your master.’ 22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be aa hard man, reaping bwhere you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, ayou have what is yours.’ 26 But his master answered him, ‘You awicked and aslothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29 aFor to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And acast bthe worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place athere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
The Final Judgment
31 a“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, bthen he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him awill be gathered ball the nations, and che will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates dthe sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then athe King will say to bthose on his right, ‘Come, you cwho are blessed by my Father, dinherit ethe kingdom fprepared for you gfrom the foundation of the world. 35 For aI was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you bgave me drink, cI was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 aI was naked and you clothed me, bI was sick and you cvisited me, dI was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And athe King will answer them, b‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these cmy brothers, you did it to me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, a‘Depart from me, you bcursed, into cthe eternal fire prepared for dthe devil and his angels. 42 For aI was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, ayou did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away ainto eternal punishment, but the righteous ainto beternal life.”
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