Matthew Chapter 25
25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the ^aa bridegroom.



25:2 And ^ab five of them were wise, and five were foolish.



25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took ^ac no oil with them:



25:4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.



25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they ^ad all slumbered and slept.



25:6 And at midnight ^ae there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.



25:7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their ^af lamps.



25:8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.



25:9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so ; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.



25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the ^ag door was shut.



25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, ^ah Lord, Lord, open to us.



25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, ^ai I know you not.



25:13 Watch ^aj therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.



25:14 ¶ For ^ak the kingdom of heaven is ^al as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.



25:15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; ^am to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.



25:16 Then he that had received the five talents went and ^an traded with the same, and made them other five talents.



25:17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.



25:18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid ^ao his lord's money.



25:19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.



25:20 And 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.



25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, ^ap I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into ^aq the joy of thy lord.



25:22 He 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.



25:23 His lord said unto him, Well 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.



25:24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:



25:25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.



25:26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:



25:27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.



25:28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.



25:29 For ^ar 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.



25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.



25:31 ¶ When ^as the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:



25:32 And ^at before him shall be gathered all nations: and ^au he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:



25:33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.



25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, ^av inherit the kingdom ^aw prepared for you from the foundation of the world:



25:35 For ^ax I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: ^ay I was a stranger, and ye took me in:



25:36 Naked, ^az and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: ^ba I was in prison, and ye came unto me.



25:37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee ? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?



25:38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee ?



25:39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?



25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, ^bb Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.



25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, ^bc Depart from me, ye cursed, into ^bd everlasting fire, prepared for ^be the devil and his angels:



25:42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:



25:43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.



25:44 Then 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 minister unto thee?



25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, ^bf Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.



25:46 And ^bg these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life ^bh eternal.





aa   Ephesians 5:29   Revelationch 19:7  &  21:2, :9
ab   ch 13:47  &  22:10
ac   2 Timothy 3:5
ad   1 Thessalonians5:6
ae   1 Thessalonians 4:16
af   Luke 12:35
ag   Luke 13:25
ah   ch 7:21
ai   Psalms 5:5   Habakkuk 1:13   John 9:31
aj   ch 24:42   Mark 13:33   Luke 21:36   1 Corinthians 16:13   1 Peter 5:8   Revelationch 16:15
ak   Luke 19:12
al   ch 21:33
am   Romans 12:6   1 Corinthians 12:7   Ephesians 4:11
an   Proverbs 3:14   1 Peter 4:10
ao   Philippians 2:21
ap   ch 24:47   Luke 12:44  &  22:29
aq   Acts 2:28   Hebrews 12:2   2 Timothy 2:12   ! Peter 1:8
ar   Luke 8:18   John 15:2   1 Corinthians 15:10   2 Corinthians 6:1
as   Zechariah 14:5   Acts 1:11  &  3:21  &  17:31   1 Thessalonians 4:16   2 Thessalonians 1:7   Philippians 2:9,:10   Hebrews 9:28   Jude :14   Revelationch 1:7
at   Romans 14:10   2 Corinthians 5:10   Revelationch 20:12
au   Ezekiel 20:38  &  34:17   ch 13:49
av   Romans 8:17   1 Peter 1:4,:9  &  3:9   Revelationch 21:7
aw   1 Corinthians 2:9   Hebrews 11:16
ax   Isaiah 58:7   Ezekiel 18:7   2 Timothy 1:16   James 1:27
ay   Hebrews 3:2   3 John :5
az   James 2:15
ba   2 Timothy 1:16
bb   Proverbs 14:31  &  19:17 Hebrews 6:10
bc   Psalms 6:8
bd   ch 13:40
be   2 Peter 2:6   Jude :6
bf   Proverbs 14:31  &  17:5   Zechariah 2:8   Acts 9:5
bg   Daniel 12:2   John 5:29   Romans 2:7   Revelationch 14:11  &  20:10, :15
bh   Revelation 3:21  &  7:15