Matthew 25–27

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ^aten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet ^bthe bridegroom. ^2cAnd five of them were ^dwise, and five were ^efoolish. ³They that were ^efoolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: ⁴but the ^dwise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. ⁵While the bridegroom ^ftarried, they all ^gslumbered and ^hslept. ⁶And at midnight there was ⁱa cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. ⁷Then all those virgins arose, and ^ktrimmed their lamps. ⁸And the ^efoolish said unto the ^dwise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. ⁹But the ^dwise answered, saying, Not so; ^llest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. ¹⁰And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and ^mthey that were ready went in with him to the ⁿmarriage: and ^othe door was shut. ¹¹Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, ^opLord, Lord, open to us. ¹²But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, ^qI know you not. ^13rWatch therefore, ^rfor ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

^14sFor ^tthe kingdom of heaven is ^tas a man ^utravelling into a far country, who called his ^yown servants, and delivered unto them his goods. ¹⁵And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; ^xto every man according to his ^yseveral ability; and straightway ^utook his journey. ¹⁶Then he that had received the five talents went and ^ztraded with the same, and made them other five talents. ¹⁷And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. ¹⁸But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. ¹⁹After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and ^areckoneth with them. ²⁰And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained besides them five talents moe. ²¹His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been ^aafaithful over a few things, ^bI will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into ^cthe joy of thy lord. ²²He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents besides them. ²³His lord said unto him, ^dWell done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²⁴Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, ^eI knew thee that thou art a ^fhard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: ²⁵and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast ^gthat is thine. ²⁶His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and ^hslothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: ²⁷thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the ⁱexchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. ²⁸Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. ^29kFor unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. ³⁰And ^lcast ye the ^munprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

³¹ⁿWhen the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the ^oholy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: ³²and ^pbefore him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall ^qseparate them one from another, as a shepherd ^qdivideth his ^rsheep from the goats: ³³and he shall set the sheep ^son his right hand, but the goats on the left.

³⁴Then shall ^tthe King say unto ^uthem on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, ^winherit ^xthe kingdom ^yprepared for you ^zfrom the foundation of the world: ^35afor I was a hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was ^ba stranger, and ye ^ctook me in: ^36dnaked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye ^evisited me: ^fI was in prison, and ye came unto me. ³⁷Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee a hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? ³⁸When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? ³⁹Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? ⁴⁰And ^tthe King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, ^gInasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

⁴¹Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, ^hDepart from me, ye cursed, ⁱinto everlasting fire, ^ykprepared for ^lthe devil and ^lmhis angels: ⁴²for I ⁿwas a hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: ⁴³I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. ⁴⁴Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee a hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not ^ominister unto thee? ⁴⁵Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, ^pInasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. ⁴⁶And these shall go away into ^qeverlasting punishment: but the righteous into ^qrlife eternal.

XXVI.And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, ^2aYe know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. ^3bThen assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the ^cpalace of the high priest, who was called ^dCaiaphas, ⁴and consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. ⁵But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be ^ddan uproar among the people.

^6eNow when Jesus was in ^fBethany, in the house of Simon the leper, ⁷there came unto him a woman having ^gan alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on ^hhis head, as he sat at meat. ⁸But when ⁱhis disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? ⁹For this ointment might have been sold for ^jmuch, and given to the poor. ¹⁰When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. ¹¹For ^kye have the poor always with you; but ^lme ye have not always. ¹²For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my ^mburial. ¹³Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told ⁿfor a memorial of her.

^14oThen one of the twelve, called ^pJudas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, ¹⁵and said unto them, ^qWhat will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they ^rcovenanted with him for ^sthirty pieces of silver. ¹⁶And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

^17tNow ^uthe first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? ¹⁸And he said, Go into the city ^wto such a man, and say unto him, ^xThe Master saith, ^yMy time is at hand; I will ^zkeep the passover at thy house with my disciples. ¹⁹And the disciples did as Jesus had ^aappointed them; and they made ready the passover.

²⁰Now ^bwhen the even was come, ^che sat down with the twelve. ²¹And as they did eat, he said, ^dVerily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. ²²And they were exceeding sorrowful, and ^ddbegan every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? ²³And he answered and said, ^eHe that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. ^24fThe Son of man goeth ^gas it is written of him: but ^fhwoe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed: it ⁱhad been good for that man if he had not been born. ²⁵Then Judas, which betrayed him, ^kanswered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, ^lThou hast said.

^26llAnd as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; ^mthis is my body. ²⁷And he took the cup, and ⁿgave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; ²⁸for ^mthis is my ^oblood of the ^pnew testament, which is shed for ^qmany ^rfor the remission of sins. ²⁹But ^sI say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you ^tin my Father’s kingdom.

^30uAnd when they had sung a hymn, ^wthey went out into ^xthe mount of Olives. ³¹Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be ^yoffended because of me this night: for it is written, I will ^zsmite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock ^ashall be scattered abroad. ³²But after I am risen again, ^bI will go before you into Galilee. ³³Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, ^cyet will I never be offended. ³⁴Jesus said unto him, ^dVerily I say unto thee, That this night, ^ebefore the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. ³⁵Peter said unto him, ^fThough I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

^36gThen cometh Jesus with them unto a place called ^hGethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. ³⁷And he took with him Peter and ⁱthe two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and ^jvery heavy. ³⁸Then saith he unto them, ^kMy soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and ^lwatch with me. ³⁹And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and ^mprayed, saying, ⁿO my Father, if it be possible, let this ^ocup pass from me: nevertheless ^pnot as I will, ^qbut as thou wilt. ⁴⁰And ^rhe cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, ^sWhat, could ye not ^lwatch with me one hour? ^41tWatch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: ^uthe spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. ⁴²He went away again the second…