Matthew 25

¹Then shall the Kingdom of Heaven be like to ten virgins, which taking their lamps went forth to meet the bridegroom and the bride.

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

³But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them:

⁴but the wise did take oil in their vessels with the lamps.

⁵And the bridegroom tarrying long they slumbered all and slept.

⁶And at midnight there was a clamour made: Behold the bridegroom cometh, go ye forth to meet him.

⁷Then arose all those virgins, and they trimmed their lamps.

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

⁹The wise answered, saying: Lest peradventure there suffice not for us and you, go rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

¹⁰And whiles they went to buy, the bridegroom was come: and they that were ready, entered with him to the marriage, and the gate was shut.

¹¹But last of all come also the other virgins saying: Lord, Lord, open to us.

¹²But he answering said: Amen I say to you, I know you not.

¹³Watch ye therefore, because you know not the day nor the hour.

¹⁴For even as a man going into a strange country, called his servants, and delivered them his goods.

¹⁵And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to every one according to his proper faculty: and immediately he took his journey.

¹⁶And he that had received the five talents, went his way, and occupied with the same, and gained other five.

¹⁷Likewise also he that had received the two, gained other two.

¹⁸But he that had received the one, going his way digged into the earth, and hid his lord's money.

¹⁹But after much time the lord of those servants cometh, & made account with them.

²⁰And there came he that had received the five talents, & offered other five talents, saying: Lord five talents thou didst deliver me, behold I have gained other five besides.

²¹His lord said unto him: Well-fare thee good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord.

²²And there came also he that had received the two talents, & said: Lord two talents thou didst deliver me: behold I have gained other two.

²³His lord said to him: Well-fare thee good & faithful servant: because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things, enter into the joy of thy lord.

²⁴And he also that had received the one talent, came forth, and said: Lord, I know that thou art a hard man; thou reapest where thou didst not sow, and gatherest where thou strawedst not:

²⁵and being afraid I went, and hid thy talent in the earth: behold lo here thou hast that which thine is.

²⁶And his lord answering, said to him: Naughty and slothful servant, thou didst know that I reap where I sow not, & gather where I strawed not:

²⁷thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers, and coming I might have received mine own with usury.

²⁸Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it him that hath ten talents.

²⁹For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: but from him that hath not, that also which he seemeth to have, shall be taken away from him.

³⁰And the unprofitable servant cast ye out into the utter darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

³¹And when the Son of man shall come in his majesty, and all the Angels with him, then shall he sit upon the seat of his majesty:

³²and all nations shall be gathered together before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as the pastor separateth the sheep from the goats:

³³and shall set the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at his left.

³⁴Then shall the King say to them that shall be at his right hand: Come ye blessed of my Father, possess you the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

³⁵For I was an hungered, and you gave me to eat: I was a thirst, and you gave me to drink.

³⁶I was a stranger, and you took me in: naked, and you covered me: sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.

³⁷Then shall the just answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee an hungered, and fed thee, a thirst, and gave thee drink?

³⁸and when did we see thee a stranger, and took thee in? Or naked, and covered thee?

³⁹Or when did we see thee sick or in prison, and came to thee?

⁴⁰And the King answering, shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me.

⁴¹Then he shall say to them also that shall be at his left hand: Get ye away from me you cursed into fire everlasting, which was prepared for the devil and his angels.

⁴²For I was an hungered, & you gave me not to eat, I was a thirst, & you gave me not to drink.

⁴³I was a stranger, and you took me not in: naked, and you covered me not: sick, & in prison, and you did not visit me.

⁴⁴Then they also shall answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee an hungered, or a thirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, & did not minister to thee?

⁴⁵Then he shall answer them, saying, Amen I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these lesser, neither did you it to me.

⁴⁶And these shall go into punishment everlasting: but the just, into life everlasting.