Matthew 25
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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
1Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be made like to ten virgins that having taken their torches, went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2And five of them were prudent and five foolish. 3They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them; 4but the prudent took oil in their vessels with their torches. 5Now the bridegroom tarrying, they all grew heavy and slept. 6But in the middle of the night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom; go forth to meet him. 7Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their torches. 8And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out. 9But the prudent answered saying, We cannot, lest it might not suffice for us and for you. Go rather to those that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10But as they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the ones that were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut. 11Afterwards come also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; 12but he answering said, Verily I say unto you, I do not know you. 13Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
14For it is as if a man going away out of a country called his own bondmen and delivered to them his substance. 15And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country. 16And he that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents. 17In like manner also he that had received the two, he also gained two others. 18But he that had received the one went and dug in the earth, and hid the money of his lord. 19And after a long time the lord of those bondmen comes and reckons with them. 20And he that had received the five talents came to him and brought five other talents, saying, My lord, thou deliveredst me five talents; behold, I have gained five other talents besides them. 21His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord. 22And he also that had received the two talents came to him and said, My lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them. 23His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 24And he also that had received the one talent coming to him said, My lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sowed, and gathering from where thou hadst not scattered, 25and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine. 26And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered; 27thou oughtest then to have put my money to the money-changers, and when I came I should have got what is mine with interest. 28Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that has the ten talents: 29for to every one that has shall be given, and he shall be in abundance; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him. 30And cast out the useless bondman into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
31But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit down upon his throne of glory, 32and all the nations shall be gathered before him; and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33and he will set the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left. 34Then shall the King say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the world's foundation: 35for I hungered, and ye gave me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; 36naked, and ye clothed me; I was ill, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me. 37Then shall the righteous answer him saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, and nourished thee; or thirsting, and gave thee to drink? 38and when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in; or naked, and clothed thee? 39and when saw we thee ill, or in prison, and came to thee? 40And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me. 41Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42for I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me not to drink; 43I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me. 44Then shall they also answer saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or ill, or in prison, and have not ministered to thee? 45Then shall he answer them saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have not done it to one of these least, neither have ye done it to me. 46And these shall go away into eternal punishment, and the righteous into life eternal.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.