Matthew 25

¹[“] Then the kingdom of the heavens will be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom,

²and five of them were foolish, and five wise.

³For the foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them;

⁴but the wise took oil in the vessels with their lamps.

⁵And [in] the tarrying of the bridegroom, they all became drowsy and were sleeping.

⁶And in the middle of the night there was a cry: ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

⁷Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.

⁸And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your⁺ oil, because our lamps are going out.’

⁹And the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest it might not be sufficient for us and you⁺. Go rather to those selling, and buy for yourselves.’

¹⁰And [in] their going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.

¹¹And afterward, the other virgins come also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us!’

¹²And answering, he said, ‘Truly I say to you⁺, I have not known you⁺.’

¹³Therefore watch, for you⁺ do not know the day nor the hour.

¹⁴For [it is] like a man going on a journey [who] called his own servants and delivered his possessions to them.

¹⁵And indeed, to one he gave five talents; and to one, two; and to one, one—to each according to his own ability. And he left the region.

¹⁶Immediately the one having received the five talents, having gone, traded with them and gained five others.

¹⁷Likewise, the one with the two gained two others.

¹⁸But the one having received the one, having gone away, dug in the earth and hid his master's money.

¹⁹And after much time, the master of those servants comes and settles the account with them.

²⁰And the one having received the five talents, having come, brought to [him] five other talents, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I gained five other talents.’

²¹His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

²²And the one with the two talents, also having come, said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I gained two other talents.’

²³His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

²⁴And the one having received the one talent, having come, also said, ‘Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering from where you did not scatter.

²⁵And having been afraid, having gone away, I hid your talent in the ground. Behold, you have what [is] yours.’

²⁶And answering, his master said to him, ‘Wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter.

²⁷Therefore it was necessary for you to cast my money to the bankers, and having come, I would have received my own with interest.

²⁸Therefore take away the talent from him and give [it] to the one having the ten talents.

²⁹For everyone having will be given, and he will have in abundance. But the one not having, even that which he has will be taken away from him.

³⁰And cast out the worthless servant into the outer darkness—there will be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.’

³¹And when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit upon the throne of His glory.

³²And all the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

³³And indeed, He will set the sheep on His right hand and the goats on [His] left.

³⁴Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, the blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you⁺ from the foundation of the world.

³⁵For I hungered, and you⁺ gave Me [something] to eat; I thirsted, and you⁺ gave Me [something] to drink; I was a stranger, and you⁺ took Me in;

³⁶[I was] naked, and you⁺ clothed Me; I was ailing, and you⁺ visited Me; I was in prison, and you⁺ came to Me.’

³⁷Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungering, and fed [You]? Or thirsting, and gave [You] to drink?

³⁸And when did we see You a stranger, and took [You] in? Or naked, and clothed [You]?

³⁹And when did we see You ailing or in prison, and came to You?’

⁴⁰And answering, the King will say to them, ‘Truly I say to you⁺, inasmuch as you⁺ did [it] to one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you⁺ did [it] to Me.’

⁴¹Then also He will say to those on [His] left, ‘Depart from Me, the cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

⁴²For I hungered, and you⁺ did not give to Me to eat; and I thirsted, and you⁺ did not give Me to drink;

⁴³I was a stranger, and you⁺ did not take Me in; naked, and you⁺ did not clothe Me; ailing and in prison, and you⁺ did not visit Me.’

⁴⁴Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or ailing, or in prison, and we did not minister to You?’

⁴⁵Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you⁺, inasmuch as you⁺ did not do [it] to one of the least of these, you⁺ did not do [it] to Me.’

⁴⁶And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”