Matthew 25

¹“ Then the kingdom of the heavens will be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom,

²and five of them were foolish, and five wise.

³For the foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them;

⁴but the wise took oil in the vessels with their lamps.

⁵And in the tarrying of the bridegroom, they all became drowsy and were sleeping.

⁶And in the middle of the night there was a cry: ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

⁷Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.

⁸And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

⁹And the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest it might not be sufficient for us and you. Go rather to those selling, and buy for yourselves.’

¹⁰And in their going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.

¹¹And afterward, the other virgins come also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us!’

¹²And answering, he said, ‘Truly I say to you, I have not known you.’

¹³Therefore watch, for you do not know the day nor the hour.

¹⁴For it is like a man going on a journey who called his own servants and delivered his possessions to them.

¹⁵And indeed, to one he gave five talents; and to one, two; and to one, one—to each according to his own ability. And he left the region.

¹⁶Immediately the one having received the five talents, having gone, traded with them and gained five others.

¹⁷Likewise, the one with the two gained two others.

¹⁸But the one having received the one, having gone away, dug in the earth and hid his master's money.

¹⁹And after much time, the master of those servants comes and settles the account with them.

²⁰And the one having received the five talents, having come, brought to him five other talents, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I gained five other talents.’

²¹His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

²²And the one with the two talents, also having come, said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I gained two other talents.’

²³His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

²⁴And the one having received the one talent, having come, also said, ‘Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering from where you did not scatter.

²⁵And having been afraid, having gone away, I hid your talent in the ground. Behold, you have what is yours.’

²⁶And answering, his master said to him, ‘Wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter.

²⁷Therefore it was necessary for you to cast my money to the bankers, and having come, I would have received my own with interest.

²⁸Therefore take away the talent from him and give it to the one having the ten talents.

²⁹For everyone having will be given, and he will have in abundance. But the one not having, even that which he has will be taken away from him.

³⁰And cast out the worthless servant into the outer darkness—there will be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.’

³¹And when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit upon the throne of His glory.

³²And all the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

³³And indeed, He will set the sheep on His right hand and the goats on His left.

³⁴Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, the blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

³⁵For I hungered, and you gave Me something to eat; I thirsted, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you took Me in;

³⁶I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was ailing, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’

³⁷Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungering, and fed You? Or thirsting, and gave You to drink?

³⁸And when did we see You a stranger, and took You in? Or naked, and clothed You?

³⁹And when did we see You ailing or in prison, and came to You?’

⁴⁰And answering, the King will say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did it to Me.’

⁴¹Then also He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, the cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

⁴²For I hungered, and you did not give to Me to eat; and I thirsted, and you did not give Me to drink;

⁴³I was a stranger, and you did not take Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; ailing and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’

⁴⁴Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or ailing, or in prison, and we did not minister to You?’

⁴⁵Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’

⁴⁶And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”