Matthew:25

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* Then the kingdom of Heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom . * And five of them were wise , and five foolish . * Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them , * but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps . * But while the bridegroom was delayed , they all nodded and fell asleep . * And at midnight there was a cry : Behold , the bridegroom is coming ; go out to meet him ! * Then all those virgins arose and prepared their lamps . * And the foolish said to the wise , Give us some of your oil , for our lamps are going out . * But 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 . * And while they went to buy , the bridegroom came , and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast ; and the door was shut . * Afterward the other virgins came also , saying , Lord , Lord , open to us ! * But he answered and said , Truly , I say to you , I do not know you . * Watch therefore , for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man comes . * For the kingdom of Heaven is like a man traveling to a far country , who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them . * And to one he gave five talents , to another two , and to another one , to each according to his own ability ; and immediately he went on the journey . * Then he who had received the five talents went and did business with them , and made another five talents . * And likewise he who had received two , also gained two more . * But he who had received one went and dug in the ground , and hid his lord ’s money . * After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them . * So he who had received five talents came and brought another five talents , saying , Lord , you delivered to me five talents ; behold , I have gained another five talents besides them . * His lord said to him , Well done , good and faithful servant ; you were faithful over a few things , I will appoint you administrator over many things . Enter into the joy of your lord . * He also who had received two talents came and said , Lord , you delivered to me two talents ; behold , I have gained another two talents besides them . * His lord said to him , Well done , good and faithful servant ; you have been faithful over a few things , I will appoint you administrator over many things . Enter into the joy of your lord . * Then he who had received the one talent came and said , Lord , I knew you to be a hard man , reaping where you did not sow , and gathering where you did not scatter . * And I was afraid , and went and hid your talent in the ground . Behold , there you have what is yours . * But his lord answered and said to him , You wicked and slothful servant ! You knew that I reap where I did not sow , and gather where I did not scatter . * So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers , and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest . * Therefore take the talent from him , and give it to him who has ten talents . * 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 . * And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness . There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth . * When the Son of Man comes in His glory , and all the holy angels with Him , then He will sit on the throne of His glory . * And all the nations will be gathered before Him , and He will separate them one from another , as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats . * And He will set the sheep on His right hand , but the goats on the left . * Then the King will say to those on His right hand , Come , you blessed of My Father , inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world : * for I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat ; I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink ; I was a stranger and you took Me in ; * I was naked and you clothed Me ; I was sick and you visited Me ; I was in prison and you came to Me . * Then the righteous will answer Him , saying , Lord , when did we see You hungry and feed You , or thirsty and give You drink ? * When did we see You a stranger and take You in , or naked and clothe You ? * Or when did we see You sick , or in prison , and come to You ? * And the King will answer and say to them , Truly , I say to you , inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren , you did it to Me . * Then He will also say to those on the left hand , Depart from Me , you cursed , into the everlasting fire having been prepared for the devil and his angels : * for I was hungry and you did not give Me a thing to eat ; I was thirsty and you did not give Me a thing to drink ; * I 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 . * Then they also will answer Him , 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 ? * Then 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 . * And these will go away into everlasting punishment , but the righteous into eternal life .

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