Matthew 25

25Then 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 beside them five talents more. 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 beside 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 an ^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 an 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 an 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 an 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 an 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.