1 “ Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be made like to ten virgins that having taken their torches, went forth to meet the bridegroom.

2 N ow five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

And five of them were prudent and five foolish.

3 T hose who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them,

They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;

4 b ut the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

but the prudent took oil in their vessels with their torches.

5 B ut while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

Now the bridegroom tarrying, they all grew heavy and slept.

6 “ And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’

But in middle of night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom; go forth to meet him.

7 T hen all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.

Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their torches.

8 A nd the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.

9 B ut 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.’

But the prudent answered saying, lest it might not suffice for us and for you. Go rather to those that sell, and buy for yourselves.

10 A nd while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

But as they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.

11 “ Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’

Afterwards come also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us;

12 B ut he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’

but he answering said, Verily I say unto you, I do not know you.

13 “ Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. The Parable of the Talents

Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.

14 “ 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.

For as a man going away out of a country called his own bondmen and delivered to them his substance.

15 A nd 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 a journey.

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country.

16 T hen he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

And he that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents.

17 A nd likewise he who had received two gained two more also.

In like manner also he that the two, gained two others.

18 B ut he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money.

But he that had received the one went and dug in the earth, and hid the money of his lord.

19 A fter a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

And after a long time the lord of those bondmen comes and reckons with them.

20 “ So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’

And he that had received the five talents came to and brought five other talents, saying, lord, thou deliveredst me five talents; behold, I have gained five other talents besides them.

21 H is lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord.

22 H e also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’

And he also that had received the two talents came to and said, lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them.

23 H is lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

24 “ Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

And he also that had received the one talent coming to said, lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sowed, and gathering from where thou hadst not scattered,

25 A nd I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’

and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine.

26 “ But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.

And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered;

27 S o you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.

thou oughtest then to have put my money to the money-changers, and when I came I should have got what is mine with interest.

28 T herefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.

Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that has the ten talents:

29 ‘ 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.

for to every one that has shall be given, and he shall be in abundance; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him.

30 A nd cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ The Son of Man Will Judge the Nations

And cast out the useless bondman into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

31 “ 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.

But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit down upon his throne of glory,

32 A ll the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.

and all the nations shall be gathered before him; and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

33 A nd He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

and he will set the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on left.

34 T hen 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:

Then shall the King say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from world's foundation:

35 f or I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;

for I hungered, and ye gave me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;

36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

naked, and ye clothed me; I was ill, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.

37 “ Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?

Then shall the righteous answer him saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, and nourished thee; or thirsting, and gave thee to drink?

38 W hen did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?

and when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in; or naked, and clothed thee?

39 O r when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’

and when saw we thee ill, or in prison, and came to thee?

40 A nd the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.

41 “ Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:

Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

42 f or I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;

for I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me not to drink;

43 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.’

I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me.

44 “ 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 shall they also answer saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or ill, or in prison, and have not ministered to thee?

45 T hen He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, 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.’

Then shall he answer them saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have not done it to one of these least, neither have ye done it to me.

46 A nd these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

And these shall go away into eternal punishment, and the righteous into life eternal.