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25 : 1 Then the kingdom of heaven will be liketen virgins who took their lampsand went to meetthe bridegroom.
25 : 2 Five of them were foolish, and five werewise.
25 : 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,
25 : 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.
25 : 5 As the bridegroomwas delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.
25 : 6 Butat midnight there was a cry,Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.
25 : 7 Then all those virgins rose andtrimmed their lamps.
25 : 8 And the foolish said to the wise,Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.
25 : 9 But the wise answered, saying,Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.
25 : 10 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, andthose who were ready went in with him tothe marriage feast, andthe door was shut.
25 : 11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying,Lord, lord, open to us.
25 : 12 But he answered,Truly, I say to you,I do not know you.
25 : 13 Watch therefore, for youknow neither the day nor the hour.
25 : 14 Forit will be like a mangoing on a journey, who called his servantsand entrusted to them his property.
25 : 15 To one he gave fivetalents,to another two, to another one,to each according to his ability. Then hewent away.
25 : 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more.
25 : 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more.
25 : 18 But he who had received the one talent went anddug in the ground and hid his master's money.
25 : 19 Nowafter a long time the master of those servants came andsettled accounts with them.
25 : 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying,Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.
25 : 21 His master said to him,Well done, good andfaithful servant.You have been faithful over a little;I will set you over much. Enter intothe joy of your master.
25 : 22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying,Master, you delivered to me two talents; here I have made two talents more.
25 : 23 His master said to him,Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.
25 : 24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying,Master, I knew you to bea hard man, reapingwhere you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed,
25 : 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Hereyou have what is yours.
25 : 26 But his master answered him,Youwicked andslothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?
25 : 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.
25 : 28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.
25 : 29 For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
25 : 30 Andcastthe worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that placethere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
25 : 31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him,then he will sit on his glorious throne.
25 : 32 Before himwill be gatheredall the nations, andhe will separate people one from another as a shepherd separatesthe sheep from the goats.
25 : 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.
25 : 34 Thenthe King will say tothose on his right,Come, youwho are blessed by my Father,inheritthe kingdomprepared for youfrom the foundation of the world.
25 : 35 ForI was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and yougave me drink,I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
25 : 36 I was naked and you clothed me,I was sick and youvisited me,I was in prison and you came to me.
25 : 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying,Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?
25 : 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?
25 : 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?
25 : 40 Andthe King will answer them,Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of thesemy brothers,you did it to me.
25 : 41 Then he will say to those on his left,Depart from me, youcursed, intothe eternal fire prepared forthe devil and his angels.
25 : 42 ForI was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
25 : 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.
25 : 44 Then they also will answer, 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?
25 : 45 Then he will answer them, saying,Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these,you did not do it to me.
25 : 46 And these will go awayinto eternal punishment, but the righteousintoeternal life.