Matthew 25:1–15

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

25“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ^dten virgins who took their lamps¹ and went to meet ^ethe bridegroom.^{2 2}Five of them were foolish, and five were ^wwise. ³For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, ⁴but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. ⁵As the bridegroom ^fwas delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. ⁶But ^gat midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ ⁷Then all those virgins rose and ^htrimmed their lamps. ⁸And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ ⁹But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ ¹⁰And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and ⁱthose who were ready went in with him to ^jthe marriage feast, and ^kthe door was shut. ¹¹Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ^l‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ ^12lBut he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, ^mI do not know you.’ ¹³ⁿWatch therefore, for you ^oknow neither the day nor the hour.

The Parable of the Talents

^14p“For ^qit will be like a man ^rgoing on a journey, who called his servants³ and entrusted to them his property. ¹⁵To one he gave five ^stalents,⁴ to another two, to another one, ^tto each according to his ability. Then he ^rwent away.