Matthew 25–27

Parable of the Ten Virgins

25“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet ^athe bridegroom. ^2bNow five of them were wise, and five were foolish. ³Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, ⁴but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. ⁵But while the bridegroom was delayed, ^cthey all slumbered and slept.

⁶“And at midnight ^da cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom ¹is coming; go out to meet him!’ ⁷Then all those virgins arose and ^etrimmed 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, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ ¹⁰And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and ^fthe door was shut.

¹¹“Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ^g‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ ¹²But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, ^hI do not know you.’

¹³ⁱ“Watch therefore, for you ^jknow neither the day nor the hour ²in which the Son of Man is coming.

Parable of the Talents

^14k“For the kingdom of heaven is ^llike a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. ¹⁵And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, ^mto each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. ¹⁶Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. ¹⁷And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. ¹⁸But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. ¹⁹After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

²⁰“So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ ²¹His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were ⁿfaithful over a few things, ^oI will make you ruler over many things. Enter into ^pthe joy of your lord.’ ²²He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ ²³His lord said to him, ^q‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into ^rthe joy of your lord.’

²⁴“Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. ²⁵And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’

²⁶“But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You ^swicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. ²⁷So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. ²⁸So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.

^29t‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. ³⁰And cast the unprofitable servant ^uinto the outer darkness. ^vThere will be weeping and ^wgnashing of teeth.’

Judgement of the Gentiles

^31x“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the ³holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. ^32yAll the nations will be gathered before Him, and ^zHe will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. ³³And He will set the ^asheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. ³⁴Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, ^binherit the kingdom ^cprepared for you from the foundation of the world: ^35dfor I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; ^eI was a stranger and you took Me in; ³⁶I was ^fnaked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; ^gI was in prison and you came to Me.’

³⁷“Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? ³⁸When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? ³⁹Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ ⁴⁰And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, ^hinasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

⁴¹“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ⁱ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, ^jinto the everlasting fire prepared for ^kthe devil and his angels: ⁴²for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; ⁴³I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

⁴⁴“Then they also will answer ⁴Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ ⁴⁵Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, ^linasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ ⁴⁶And ^mthese will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

The Religious Leaders Plot to Kill Jesus

Mark 14:1, 2; Luke 22:1, 2

26Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, that He said to His disciples, ^2a“You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”

^3bThen the chief priests, ¹the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, ⁴and ^cplotted to take Jesus by ²trickery and kill Him. ⁵But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the ^dpeople.”

Mary Anoints Jesus for Burial

Mark 14:3–9; John 12:2–8

⁶And when Jesus was in ^eBethany at the house of Simon the leper, ⁷a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. ^8fBut when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? ⁹For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.”

¹⁰But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me. ^11gFor you have the poor with you always, but ^hMe you do not have always. ¹²For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My ⁱburial. ¹³Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

Mark 14:10, 11; Luke 22:3–6

^14jThen one of the twelve, called ^kJudas Iscariot, went to the chief priests ¹⁵and said, ^l“What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver. ¹⁶So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him.

The Passover is Prepared

Mark 14:12–16; Luke 22:7–13

^17mNow on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

¹⁸And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, ⁿ“My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.” ’ ”

¹⁹So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.

The Passover is Celebrated

Mark 14:17–21; Luke 22:14, 21–23; John 13:21, 22

^20oWhen evening had come, He sat down with the twelve. ²¹Now as they were eating, He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will ^pbetray Me.”

²²And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, “Lord, is it I?”

²³He answered and said, ^q“He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish will betray Me. ²⁴The Son of Man indeed goes just ^ras it is written of Him, but ^swoe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^tIt would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”

²⁵Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, “Rabbi, is it I?”

He said to him, “You have said it.”

The Lord’s Supper is Instituted

Mark 14:22–25; Luke 22:19, 20; 1 Cor. 11:23–26

^26uAnd as they were eating, ^vJesus took bread, ³blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; ^wthis is My body.”

²⁷Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, ^x“Drink from it, all of you. ²⁸For ^ythis is My blood ^zof the ⁴new covenant, which is shed ^afor many for the ⁵remission of sins. ²⁹But ^bI say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on ^cuntil that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.”

Peter’s Denial is Predicted

Mark 14:26–31; Luke 22:34, 39; John 13:37, 38

^30dAnd when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

³¹Then Jesus said to them, ^e“All of you will ^fbe ⁶made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written:

^g‘I will strike the Shepherd,

And the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

³²But after I have been raised, ^hI will go before you to Galilee.”

³³Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are ⁷made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.”

³⁴Jesus said to him, ⁱ“Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”

³⁵Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!”

And so said all the disciples.

Jesus’ Three Prayers

Mark 14:32–42; Luke 22:40–46

^36jThen Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” ³⁷And He took with Him Peter and ^kthe two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. ³⁸Then He said to them, ^l“My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”

³⁹He went a little farther and fell on His face, and ^mprayed, saying, ⁿ“O My Father, if it is possible, ^olet this…