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25 : 1 Then the kingdom of heaven will be liketen virgins who took their lampsand went to meetthe bridegroom.
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25 : 2 Five of them were foolish, and five werewise.
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25 : 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,
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25 : 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.
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25 : 5 As the bridegroomwas delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.
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25 : 6 Butat midnight there was a cry,Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.
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25 : 7 Then all those virgins rose andtrimmed their lamps.
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25 : 8 And the foolish said to the wise,Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.
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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.
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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.
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25 : 11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying,Lord, lord, open to us.
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25 : 12 But he answered,Truly, I say to you,I do not know you.
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25 : 13 Watch therefore, for youknow neither the day nor the hour.
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25 : 14 Forit will be like a mangoing on a journey, who called his servantsand entrusted to them his property.
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25 : 15 To one he gave fivetalents,to another two, to another one,to each according to his ability. Then hewent away.
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25 : 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more.
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25 : 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more.
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25 : 18 But he who had received the one talent went anddug in the ground and hid his master's money.
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25 : 19 Nowafter a long time the master of those servants came andsettled accounts with them.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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25 : 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Hereyou have what is yours.
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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?
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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.
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25 : 28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.
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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.
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25 : 30 Andcastthe worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that placethere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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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.
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25 : 32 Before himwill be gatheredall the nations, andhe will separate people one from another as a shepherd separatesthe sheep from the goats.
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25 : 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.
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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.
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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,
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25 : 36 I was naked and you clothed me,I was sick and youvisited me,I was in prison and you came to me.
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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?
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25 : 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?
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25 : 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?
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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.
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25 : 41 Then he will say to those on his left,Depart from me, youcursed, intothe eternal fire prepared forthe devil and his angels.
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25 : 42 ForI was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
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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.
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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?
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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.
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25 : 46 And these will go awayinto eternal punishment, but the righteousintoeternal life.
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