Matthew 25:1–15

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.