Matthew 25–27

Chapter 25

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out 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 took oil in their vessels with the lamps.

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

⁶And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh. Go ye forth to meet him.

⁷Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.

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

⁹The wise answered, saying: Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell and buy for yourselves.

¹⁰Now whilst they went to buy the bridegroom came: and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage. And the door was shut.

¹¹But at last came 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 far country called his servants and delivered to 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 ability: and immediately he took his journey.

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

¹⁷And in like manner 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 a long time the lord of those servants came and reckoned with them.

²⁰And he that had received the five talents coming, brought other five talents, saying: Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents. Behold I have gained other five over and above.

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

²²And he also that had received the two talents came and said: Lord, thou deliveredst two talents to me. Behold I have gained other two.

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

²⁴But he that had received the one talent, came and said: Lord, I know that thou art a hard man; thou reapest where thou hast not sown and gatherest where thou hast not strewed.

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

²⁶And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not and gather where I have not strewed.

²⁷Thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers: and at my coming I should have received my 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.

³⁰And the unprofitable servant, cast ye out into the exterior 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 shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats:

³³And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left.

³⁴Then shall the king say to them that shall be on 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 hungry, and you gave me to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in:

³⁶Naked, 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 hungry and fed thee: thirsty and gave thee drink?

³⁸Or 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 on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels.

⁴²For I was hungry and you gave me not to eat: I was thirsty and you gave me not to drink.

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

⁴⁴Then they also shall answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and 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 least, neither did you do it to me.

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

Chapter 26

And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended all these words, he said to his disciples:

²You know that after two days shall be the pasch: and the Son of man shall be delivered up to be crucified.

³Then were gathered together the chief priests and ancients of the people, into the court of the high priest, who was called Caiphas:

⁴And they consulted together that by subtilty they might apprehend Jesus and put him to death.

⁵But they said: Not on the festival day, lest perhaps there should be a tumult among the people.

⁶And when Jesus was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper,

⁷There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table.

⁸And the disciples seeing it had indignation, saying: To what purpose is this waste?

⁹For this might have been sold for much and given to the poor.

¹⁰And Jesus knowing it, said to them: Why do you trouble this woman? For she hath wrought a good work upon me.

¹¹For the poor you have always with you: but me you have not always.

¹²For she in pouring this ointment on my body hath done it for my burial.

¹³Amen I say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which she hath done shall be told for a memory of her.

¹⁴Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests.

¹⁵And said to them: What will you give me, and I will deliver him unto you? But they appointed him thirty pieces of silver.

¹⁶And from thenceforth he sought opportunity to betray him.

¹⁷And on the first day of the Azymes, the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the pasch?

¹⁸But Jesus said: Go ye into the city to a certain man and say to him: The master saith, My time is near at hand. With thee I make the pasch with my disciples.

¹⁹And the disciples did as Jesus appointed to them: and they prepared the pasch.

²⁰But when it was evening, he sat down with his twelve disciples.

²¹And whilst they were eating, he said: Amen I say to you that one of you is about to betray me.

²²And they being very much troubled began every one to say: Is it I, Lord?

²³But he answering said: He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, he shall betray me.

²⁴The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him. But woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were better for him, if that man had not been born.

²⁵And Judas that betrayed him answering, said: Is it I, Rabbi? He saith to him: Thou hast said it.

²⁶And whilst they were at supper, Jesus took bread and blessed and broke and gave to his disciples and said: Take ye and eat. This is my body.

²⁷And taking the chalice, he gave thanks and gave to them, saying: Drink ye all of this.

²⁸For this is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many unto remission of sins.

²⁹And I say to you, I will not drink from henceforth of this fruit of the vine until that day when I shall drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father.

³⁰And a hymn being said, they went out unto mount Olivet.

³¹Then Jesus saith to them: All you shall be scandalized in me this night. For it is written: I will strike the shepherd: and the sheep of the flock shall be dispersed.

³²But after I shall be risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

³³And Peter answering, said to him: Although all shall be scandalized in thee, I will never be scandalized.

³⁴Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee that in this night before the cock crow, thou wilt deny me thrice.

³⁵Peter saith to him: Yea, though I should die with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner said all the disciples.

³⁶Then Jesus came with them into a country place which is called Gethsemani. And he said to his disciples: Sit you here, till I go yonder and pray.

³⁷And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to grow sorrowful and to be sad.

³⁸Then he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto death. Stay you here and watch with me.

³⁹And going a little further, he fell upon his face, praying and saying: My Father, if it be possible, let this chalice pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I will but as thou wilt.

⁴⁰And he cometh to his disciples and findeth them asleep. And he saith to Peter: What? Could you not watch one hour with me?

⁴¹Watch ye: and pray that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

⁴²Again the second time, he went and prayed, saying: My Father, if this chalice may not pass away, but I must drink it, thy will be done.

⁴³And he cometh again and findeth them sleeping: for their eyes were heavy.

⁴⁴And leaving them, he went again: and he prayed the third time, saying the selfsame word.

⁴⁵Then he cometh to his…