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1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
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2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
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3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
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4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
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5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
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6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
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7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
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8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
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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.
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10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
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11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
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12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
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13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
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14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
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15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
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16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
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17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
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18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
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19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
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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.
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21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou 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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
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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:
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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.
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28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
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29 For 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.
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30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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31 When 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:
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32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
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33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
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34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
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35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
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36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
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37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
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38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
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39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
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40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
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41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
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42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
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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.
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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?
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45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
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46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
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- 1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
- 2 “Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.
- 3 “For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,
- 4 but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
- 5 “Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.
- 6 “But at midnight there was a shout, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.'
- 7 “Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.
- 8 “The foolish said to the prudent, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
- 9 “But the prudent answered, 'No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.'
- 10 “And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.
- 11 “Later the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, lord, open up for us.'
- 12 “But he answered, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.'
- 13 “Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.
- 14 “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.
- 15 “To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey.
- 16 “Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents.
- 17 “In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more.
- 18 “But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.
- 19 “Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *settled accounts with them.
- 20 “The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, 'Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have gained five more talents.'
- 21 “His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.'
- 22 “Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, 'Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.'
- 23 “His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.'
- 24 “And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed.
- 25 'And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.'
- 26 “But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.
- 27 'Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.
- 28 'Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.'
- 29 “For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
- 30 “Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- 31 “But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
- 32 “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;
- 33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.
- 34 “Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
- 35 '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 invited Me in;
- 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'
- 37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?
- 38 'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?
- 39 'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'
- 40 “The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'
- 41 “Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;
- 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;
- 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.'
- 44 “Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?'
- 45 “Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'
- 46 “These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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