Matthew 25
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CHAPTER 25
1Then the kingdom of heavens shall be like to ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went out to meet the husband and the wife;
2and five of them were fools, and five prudent.
3But the five fools took their lamps, and took not oil with them;
4but the prudent took oil in their vessels with the lamps.
5And whiles the husband tarried, all they napped and slept.
6But at midnight a cry was made, Lo! the spouse cometh, go ye out to meet with him [or to meet him].
7Then all those virgins rose up, and arrayed their lamps.
8And the fools said to the wise, Give ye to us of your oil, for our lamps be quenched.
9The prudent answered, and said, Lest peradventure it suffice not to us and to you, go ye rather to men that sell, and buy to you.
10And while they went to buy, the spouse came; and those that were ready, entered with him to the weddings; and the gate was shut.
11And at the last the other virgins came, and said, Lord, lord, open to us.
12And he answered, and said, Truly I say to you, I know you not.
13Therefore wake ye, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
14For as a man that goeth [far] in pilgrimage, called his servants, and betook to them his goods;
15and to one he gave five bezants or talents, to another twain, and to another one, to each after his own virtue; and he went forth anon.
16And he that had five bezants [or talents] went forth, and wrought in them, and won other five.
17Also and he that had taken twain, won other twain.
18But he that had taken one, went forth, and delved in the earth, and hid the money of his lord.
19But after long time, the lord of those servants came, and reckoned with them.
20And he that had taken five bezants [or talents], came, and brought other five, and said, Lord, thou betookest to me five bezants [or talents], lo! I have gotten above five others.
21His lord said to him, Well be thou, good servant and faithful; for on few things thou hast been true [or faithful], I shall ordain thee on many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22And he that had taken two bezants, or two talents, came, and said, Lord, thou betookest to me two bezants [or talents]; lo! I have won [or gotten] over other twain.
23His lord said to him, Well be thou, good servant and true [or faithful]; for on few things thou hast been true [or faithful], I shall ordain thee on many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24But he that had taken one bezant [or talent], came, and said, Lord, I know that thou art an hard man; thou reapest where thou hast not sown, and thou gatherest together where thou hast not spread abroad;
25and I dreading, went, and hid thy bezant [or talent] in the earth; lo! thou hast that that is thine.
26His lord answered, and said to him, Evil servant and slow, knewest thou that I reap where I sowed not, and gather together where I spreaded not abroad?
27Therefore it behooved thee to betake my money to exchangers, that when I came, I should have received that that is mine with usuries.
28Therefore take away from him the bezant [or talent], and give to him that hath ten bezants [or talents].
29For to every man that hath me shall give, and he shall increase [+or For to every man having it shall be given, and he shall have plenty, or increase]; but from him that hath not, also that that he seemeth to have, shall be taken away from him.
30And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into outer-more [or uttermore] darknesses; there shall be weeping, and grinding of teeth.
31When man’s Son shall come in his majesty, and all his angels with him, then he shall sit on the seat of his majesty;
32and all folks shall be gathered before him, and he shall separate [or part] them atwain, as a shepherd separateth [or parteth] sheep from kids;
33and he shall set the sheep on his right half, and the kids on the [or his] left half.
34Then the king shall say to them, that shall be on his right half, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, take ye in possession the kingdom made ready to you from the making [or the beginning] of the world.
35For I hungered [or I was hungry], and ye gave me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me to drink; I was harbour-less, and ye harboured me;
36naked, and ye covered me; sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.
37Then just men shall answer to him, and say, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and we fed thee; thirsty, and we gave to thee [or we gave thee] drink?
38and when saw we thee harbour-less, and we harboured thee [or we gathered thee to harbour]; or naked, and we covered thee?
39or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and we came to thee?
40And the king answering shall say to them, Truly I say to you, as long as ye did to one of these my least brethren, ye did to me.
41Then the king shall say also to them, that shall be on his left half, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, that is made ready to the devil and his angels.
42For I hungered, and ye gave not [to] me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave not [to] me to drink;
43I was harbourless, and ye harboured not me [or ye gathered not me to harbour]; naked, and ye covered not me; sick, and in prison, and ye visited not me.
44Then and they shall answer to him, and shall say, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, or thirsting, or harbourless, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and we served not to thee?
45Then he shall answer to them, and say, Truly I say to you, as long as ye did not to one of these least, neither ye did to me [or ye did not to me].
46And these shall go into ever-lasting torment; but the just men shall go into everlasting life.
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Matthew 25
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A Story About Ten Bridesmaids
1“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to wait for the bridegroom. 2Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3The five foolish bridesmaids took their lamps, but they did not take more oil for the lamps to burn. 4The wise bridesmaids took their lamps and more oil in jars. 5Because the bridegroom was late, they became sleepy and went to sleep.
6“At midnight someone cried out, ‘The bridegroom is coming! Come and meet him!’ 7Then all the bridesmaids woke up and got their lamps ready. 8But the foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’ 9The wise bridesmaids answered, ‘No, the oil we have might not be enough for all of us. Go to the people who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
10“So while the five foolish bridesmaids went to buy oil, the bridegroom came. The bridesmaids who were ready went in with the bridegroom to the wedding feast. Then the door was closed and locked.
11“Later the others came back and said, ‘Sir, sir, open the door to let us in.’ 12But the bridegroom answered, ‘I tell you the truth, I don’t want to know you.’
13“So always be ready, because you don’t know the day or the hour the Son of Man will come.
A Story About Three Servants
14“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was going to another place for a visit. Before he left, he called for his servants and told them to take care of his things while he was gone. 15He gave one servant five bags of gold, another servant two bags of gold, and a third servant one bag of gold, to each one as much as he could handle. Then he left. 16The servant who got five bags went quickly to invest the money and earned five more bags. 17In the same way, the servant who had two bags invested them and earned two more. 18But the servant who got one bag went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.
19“After a long time the master came home and asked the servants what they did with his money. 20The servant who was given five bags of gold brought five more bags to the master and said, ‘Master, you trusted me to care for five bags of gold, so I used your five bags to earn five more.’ 21The master answered, ‘You did well. You are a good and loyal servant. Because you were loyal with small things, I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my joy with me.’
22“Then the servant who had been given two bags of gold came to the master and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of gold to care for, so I used your two bags to earn two more.’ 23The master answered, ‘You did well. You are a good and loyal servant. Because you were loyal with small things, I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my joy with me.’
24“Then the servant who had been given one bag of gold came to the master and said, ‘Master, I knew that you were a hard man. You harvest things you did not plant. You gather crops where you did not sow any seed. 25So I was afraid and went and hid your money in the ground. Here is your bag of gold.’ 26The master answered, ‘You are a wicked and lazy servant! You say you knew that I harvest things I did not plant and that I gather crops where I did not sow any seed. 27So you should have put my gold in the bank. Then, when I came home, I would have received my gold back with interest.’
28“So the master told his other servants, ‘Take the bag of gold from that servant and give it to the servant who has ten bags of gold. 29Those who have much will get more, and they will have much more than they need. But those who do not have much will have everything taken away from them.’ 30Then the master said, ‘Throw that useless servant outside, into the darkness where people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.’
The King Will Judge All People
31“The Son of Man will come again in his great glory, with all his angels. He will be King and sit on his great throne. 32All the nations of the world will be gathered before him, and he will separate them into two groups as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33The Son of Man will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34“Then the King will say to the people on his right, ‘Come, my Father has given you his blessing. Receive the kingdom God has prepared for you since the world was made. 35I was hungry, and you gave me food. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was alone and away from home, and you invited me into your house. 36I was without clothes, and you gave me something to wear. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’
37“Then the good people will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and give you food, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you alone and away from home and invite you into our house? When did we see you without clothes and give you something to wear? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and care for you?’
40“Then the King will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, anything you did for even the least of my people here, you also did for me.’
41“Then the King will say to those on his left, ‘Go away from me. You will be punished. Go into the fire that burns forever that was prepared for the devil and his angels. 42I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink. 43I was alone and away from home, and you did not invite me into your house. I was without clothes, and you gave me nothing to wear. I was sick and in prison, and you did not care for me.’
44“Then those people will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or alone and away from home or without clothes or sick or in prison? When did we see these things and not help you?’
45“Then the King will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, anything you refused to do for even the least of my people here, you refused to do for me.’
46“These people will go off to be punished forever, but the good people will go to live forever.”
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