Matthew 25:1
Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to the bridegroom's gathering.
Matthew 25:2
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish,
Matthew 25:3
foolish women, who, having taken their lamps, took no olive oil with them.
Matthew 25:4
But the wise took olive oil in their vessels with their lamps.
Matthew 25:5
Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
Matthew 25:6
But at midnight a shout occurred, Behold, the bridegroom comes! Go ye forth for his gathering.
Matthew 25:7
Then all those virgins were roused, and put their lamps in order.
Matthew 25:8
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us from your olive oil, because our lamps are going out.
Matthew 25:9
But the wise answered, saying, Perhaps there may not be enough for us and you. But go ye rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.
Matthew 25:10
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came. And the prepared entered in with him for the wedding festivities, and the door was shut.
Matthew 25:11
But afterward the other virgins also came, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
Matthew 25:12
But having answered, he said, Truly I say to you, I know you not.
Matthew 25:13
Watch therefore, because ye know not the day nor the hour in which the Son of man comes.
Matthew 25:14
For, like a man going on a journey, he called his own bondmen, and delivered to them the things possessed by him.
Matthew 25:15
And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his personal ability, and straightaway he journeyed.
Matthew 25:16
And having departed, the man who received the five talents worked with them, and made five other talents.
Matthew 25:17
And likewise also the man of the two gained two others.
Matthew 25:18
But having departed, the man who received the one dug in the ground, and hid his lord's silver.
Matthew 25:19
Now after a long time the lord of those bondmen comes, and takes up accounting with them.
Matthew 25:20
And having come, the man who received the five talents brought five other talents, saying, Lord, thou delivered five talents to me, lo, I have gained five other talents besides them.
Matthew 25:21
And his lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman. Thou were faithful over a few things, I will appoint thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Matthew 25:22
And also having come, the man who received the two talents said, Lord, thou delivered two talents to me, lo, I have gained two other talents besides them.
Matthew 25:23
His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman. Thou were faithful over a few things, I will appoint thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Matthew 25:24
And the man who received the one talent also having come, said, Lord, I knew thee that thou are a hard man, reaping where thou did not sow, and gathering from where thou did not scatter.
Matthew 25:25
And after being afraid, having gone, I hid thy talent in the ground. Lo, thou have thine own.
Matthew 25:26
But having answered, his lord said to him, Thou evil and lazy bondman, thou knew that I reap where I sowed not, and gather from where I did not scatter.
Matthew 25:27
Thou ought therefore to have placed my silver with the bankers, and having come I would have received back my own with interest.
Matthew 25:28
Take ye therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.
Matthew 25:29
For to every man who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Matthew 25:30
And cast ye the unprofitable bondman into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 25:31
But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the holy agents with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.
Matthew 25:32
And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from each other, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
Matthew 25:33
And he will truly place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left.
Matthew 25:34
Then the King will say to those at his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 25:35
For I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat. I was thirsty, and ye gave me to drink. I was a stranger, and ye took me in,
Matthew 25:36
naked, and ye clothed me. I was feeble, and ye came to help me. I was in prison, and ye came to me.
Matthew 25:37
Then the righteous will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and fed thee, or thirsting, and gave thee drink?
Matthew 25:38
And when did we see thee a stranger, and took thee in, or naked, and clothed thee?
Matthew 25:39
And when did we see thee weak, or in prison, and came to thee?
Matthew 25:40
And having answered, the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brothers, the least, ye did it to me.
Matthew 25:41
Then he will also say to those at the left hand, Depart from me, ye accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his agents.
Matthew 25:42
For I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat, I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink,
Matthew 25:43
I was a stranger, and ye did not take me in, naked, and ye did not clothe me, weak, and in prison, and ye did not come to help me.
Matthew 25:44
Then they will also answer, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or weak, or in prison, and did not serve thee?
Matthew 25:45
Then he will answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these least, ye did it not to me.
Matthew 25:46
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.