Matthew 25
25
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
1#Mt 13:24; 22:2#“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2Five of them were wise and five were foolish. 3Those who were foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them. 4But the wise took jars of oil with their lamps. 5#Mt 24:48; 25:19While the bridegroom delayed, they all rested and slept.
6“But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’
7#Lk 12:35“Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8#Lk 12:35But the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps have gone out.’
9“The wise answered, ‘No, lest there not be enough for us and you. Go rather to those who sell it, and buy some for yourselves.’
10#Lk 13:25“But while they went to buy some, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
11#Mt 7:21–23“Afterward, the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us.’
12#2Ti 2:19“But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’
13#Mt 24:42–44“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
The Parable of the Talents
Lk 19:11–27
14#Mt 21:33; Mk 13:34“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them. 15#Mt 18:24To one he gave five talents,#A talent was worth several hundred pounds. to another two, and to another one, to every man according to his ability. And immediately he took his journey. 16He who had received the five talents went and traded with them and made another five talents. 17So also, he who had received two gained another two. 18But he who had received one went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money.
19#Mt 25:5“After a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20He who had received five talents came and brought the other five talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted to me five talents. Look, I have gained five talents more.’
21#Mt 24:47; 25:23“His master 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 the joy of your master.’
22“He who had received two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more talents besides them.’
23#Mt 25:21“His master 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 the joy of your master.’
24“Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not winnow. 25So I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.’
26#Mt 18:32“His master answered, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not winnowed. 27Then you ought to have given my money to 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 ten talents. 29#Mt 13:12; Mk 4:25For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away. 30#Mt 8:12; 22:13; 13:42And throw the unprofitable servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
The Judgment of the Nations
31#Mt 16:27; 19:28“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32#Mt 13:49; Mal 3:18Before Him will be gathered all nations, and He will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats. 33#Ps 45:9He will set the sheep at His right hand, but the goats at the left.
34#Jas 2:5; Lk 12:32“Then the King will say to those at His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. 35#Eze 18:7; 18:16For I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in. 36#Jas 1:27; Heb 10:34I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me, I was in prison and you came to Me.’
37“Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39And when did we see You sick or in prison and come to You?’
40#Mt 10:42; Pr 19:17“The King will answer, ‘Truly I say to you, as you have done it for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you have done it for Me.’
41#Mt 7:23; 2Pe 2:4“Then He will say to those at the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44“Then they also will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not serve You?’
45#Pr 14:31; 17:5“He will answer, ‘Truly I say to you, as you did it not for one of the least of these, you did it not for Me.’
46#Jn 5:29; Da 12:2; Jn 3:36“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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Matthew 25
25
The Story of Ten Bridesmaids
1“Here is what the kingdom of heaven will be like at that time. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went out to meet the groom. 2Five of them were foolish. Five were wise. 3The foolish ones took their lamps but didn’t take any olive oil with them. 4The wise ones took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5The groom did not come for a long time. So the bridesmaids all grew tired and fell asleep.
6“At midnight someone cried out, ‘Here’s the groom! Come out to meet him!’
7“Then all the bridesmaids woke up and got their lamps ready. 8The foolish ones said to the wise ones, ‘Give us some of your oil. Our lamps are going out.’
9“ ‘No,’ they replied. ‘There may not be enough for all of us. Instead, go to those who sell oil. Buy some for yourselves.’
10“So they went to buy the oil. But while they were on their way, the groom arrived. The bridesmaids who were ready went in with him to the wedding dinner. Then the door was shut.
11“Later, the other bridesmaids also came. ‘Sir! Sir!’ they said. ‘Open the door for us!’
12“But he replied, ‘What I’m about to tell you is true. I don’t know you.’
13“So keep watch. You do not know the day or the hour that the groom will come.
The Story of Three Slaves
14“Again, here is what the kingdom of heaven will be like. A man was going on a journey. He sent for his slaves and put them in charge of his money. 15He gave five bags of gold to one. He gave two bags to another. And he gave one bag to the third. The man gave each slave the amount of money he knew the slave could take care of. Then he went on his journey. 16The slave who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work. He earned five bags more. 17The one with the two bags of gold earned two more. 18But the man who had received one bag went and dug a hole in the ground. He hid his master’s money in it.
19“After a long time the master of those slaves returned. He wanted to collect all the money they had earned. 20The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you trusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have earned five more.’
21“His master replied, ‘You have done well, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
22“The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you trusted me with two bags of gold. See, I have earned two more.’
23“His master replied, ‘You have done well, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
24“Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man. You harvest where you have not planted. You gather crops where you have not scattered seed. 25So I was afraid. I went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
26“His master replied, ‘You evil, lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I have not planted? You knew that I gather crops where I have not scattered seed? 27Well then, you should have put my money in the bank. When I returned, I would have received it back with interest.’
28“Then his master commanded the other slaves, ‘Take the bag of gold from him. Give it to the one who has ten bags. 29Everyone who has will be given more. They will have more than enough. And what about anyone who doesn’t have? Even what they have will be taken away from them. 30Throw that worthless slave outside. There in the darkness, people will weep and grind their teeth.’
The Sheep and the Goats
31“The Son of Man will come in all his glory. All the angels will come with him. Then he will sit in glory on his throne. 32All the nations will be gathered in front of him. He will separate the people into two groups. He will be like a shepherd who separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep to his right and the goats to his left.
34“Then the King will speak to those on his right. He will say, ‘My Father has blessed you. Come and take what is yours. It is the kingdom prepared for you since the world was created. 35I was hungry. And you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty. And you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger. And you invited me in. 36I needed clothes. And you gave them to me. I was sick. And you took care of me. I was in prison. And you came to visit me.’
37“Then the people who have done what is right will answer him. ‘Lord,’ they will ask, ‘when did we see you hungry and feed you? When did we see you thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you as a stranger and invite you in? When did we see you needing clothes and give them to you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40“The King will reply, ‘What I’m about to tell you is true. Anything you did for one of the least important of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘You are cursed! Go away from me into the fire that burns forever. It has been prepared for the devil and his angels. 42I was hungry. But you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty. But you gave me nothing to drink. 43I was a stranger. But you did not invite me in. I needed clothes. But you did not give me any. I was sick and in prison. But you did not take care of me.’
44“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty and not help you? When did we see you as a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison and not help you?’
45“He will reply, ‘What I’m about to tell you is true. Anything you didn’t do for one of the least important of these, you didn’t do for me.’
46“Then they will go away to be punished forever. But those who have done what is right will receive eternal life.”
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