Matthew 25
1 “Then will the kingdom of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;
Then may the kingdom of heaven be shadowed forth by ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom and bride.
2 and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;
And the foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them.
4 and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.
But the wise took oil in vessels, with their lamps.
5 And the bridegroom lingering, they all nodded and were sleeping,
And while the bridegroom delayed, they all became sleepy and fell asleep.
6 and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go forth to meet him!
And at midnight there was an outcry: Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins rose, and trimmed their lamps,
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;
And the foolish said to the wise; Give us of your oil; for, behold, our lamps have gone out.
9 and the prudent answered, saying, Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go rather to those selling, and buy for yourselves.
The wise answered and said: We must refuse, lest there should not be enough for us and for you: but go ye to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the wedding feasts, and the door was shut;
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready, went with him into the house of the nuptials, and the door was shut.
11 and afterward come also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, lord, open to us;
And at length came also the other virgins, and said: Our lord, our lord, open to us.
12 and he answering said, Truly I say to you, I have not known you.
But he answered, and said to them: Verily I say to you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for you have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man comes.
Watch, therefore, seeing ye know not the day nor the hour.
14 For—as a man going abroad called his own servants, and delivered to them his substance,
For, as a man that took a journey, called his servants and delivered to them his property;
15 and to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.
to one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one: to each, according to his ability: and he immediately departed.
16 And he who received the five talents, having gone, worked with them, and made five other talents;
Then he that received five talents, went and traded with them, and gained five more.
17 in like manner also he who [received] the two, he gained, also he, other two;
And likewise: the one of two talents, by trading gained two more.
18 and he who received the one, having gone away, dug in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
But he that received one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19 And after a long time comes the lord of those servants, and takes reckoning with them;
And after a long time, the lord of those servants came, and received account from them.
20 and he who received the five talents, having come, brought five other talents, saying, Lord, you delivered five talents to me; behold, I gained five other talents besides them.
And he who had received the five talents, came and brought five others; and said, My lord, thou gavest me five talents; behold, I have gained by trading five more to them.
21 And his lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant, you were faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.
His lord said to him: Well done! good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful with a little; I will set thee over much: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 And he also, who received the two talents, having come, said, Lord, you delivered to me two talents; behold, I gained two other talents besides them.
And he of the two talents came, and said: My lord, thou gavest me two talents; behold, I have by trading gained two more to them.
23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant, you were faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.
His lord said to him: Well done! good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful with a little; I will set thee over much: enter thou into the Joy of thy lord.
24 And he also who has received the one talent, having come, said, Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering from where you did not scatter;
And he also that received the one talent, came and said: My lord, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sowed, and gathering where thou hast not scattered;
25 and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid your talent in the earth; behold, you have your own!
and I was afraid, and I went and hid thy talent in the earth. Behold, thou hast what is thine.
26 And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, you had known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather from where I did not scatter!
His lord answered, and said to him: Wicked and slothful servant! Thou knewest me, that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather where I have not scattered!
27 It was necessary [for] you then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received my own with increase.
Thou oughtest to have cast my money into the exchange; and I might have come and demanded my property with its interest.
28 Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,
Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that hath ten talents.
29 for to everyone having will be given, and he will have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he has will be taken from him;
For, to him that hath, shall be given, and he shall have more; but from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away.
30 and cast forth the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31 And whenever the Son of Man may come in His glory, and all the holy messengers with Him, then He will sit on a throne of His glory;
And when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all his holy angels with him, then will he sit upon the throne of his glory.
32 and all the nations will be gathered together before Him, and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,
And before him will be gathered all nations; and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd severeth the sheep from the goats.
33 and He will set the sheep indeed on His right hand, and the goats on the left.
And he will place the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left.
34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, Come, the blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom that has been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
Then will the king say to those on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father; inherit the kingdom that was prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35 for I hungered, and you gave Me to eat; I thirsted, and you gave Me to drink; I was a stranger, and you received Me;
For I was hungry, and ye gave me food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me home;
36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you looked after Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.
I was naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.
37 Then will the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungering, and we nourished? Or thirsting, and we gave to drink?
Then will the righteous say to him: Our Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 And when did we see You a stranger, and we received? Or naked, and we clothed?
And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee home? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 And when did we see You ailing or in prison, and we came to You?
And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came to thee?
40 And the King answering, will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as you did [it] to one of these My brothers—the least—you did [it] to Me.
And the king will answer, and say to them: Verily I Say to you, That inasmuch as ye did so to one of these my little brothers, ye did so to me.
41 Then will He say also to those on the left hand, Go from Me, the cursed, into the continuous fire that has been prepared for the Devil and his messengers; (aiōnios g166)
Then will he say also to them on his left hand: Go from me, ye accursed, into everlasting fire, which was prepared for the Calumniator and his angels, (aiōnios g166)
42 for I hungered, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I thirsted, and you gave Me nothing to drink;
For I was hungry, and ye gave me no food; and I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;
43 I was a stranger, and you did not receive Me; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick and in prison, and you did not look after Me.
and I was a stranger, and ye took me not home; and I was naked, and ye clothed me not; and I was sick and in prison, and ye did not visit me.
44 Then they will answer, they also, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and we did not minister to You?
Then will they also answer and say: Our Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee?
45 Then will He answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as you did [it] not to one of these, the least, you did [it] not to Me.
Then will he answer, and say to them: Verily I say to you, That in as much as ye did not so to one of these little ones, ye did not so to me.
