Matthew 25 NIV
1 "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like1 ten virgins who took their lamps2 and went out to meet the bridegroom.3
3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with
them.
4 The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.
6 "At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come
out to meet him!'
7 "Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
9 " 'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us
and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'
10 "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the
bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding
banquet.7 And
the door was shut.
11 "Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open
the door for us!'
14 "Again, it will be like a man going on a journey,10 who called his servants and entrusted his property to
them.
15 To one he gave five talentsa of money, to another two talents, and to another one
talent, each according to his ability.11 Then he went on his journey.
16 The man who had received the five talents went at once and put
his money to work and gained five more.
17 So also, the one with the two talents gained two more.
18 But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole
in the ground and hid his master's money.
20 The man who had received the five talents brought the other
five. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have
gained five more.'
21 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant!
You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many
things.13 Come
and share your master's happiness!'
22 "The man with the two talents also came. 'Master,' he said,
'you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.'
23 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant!
You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many
things.14 Come
and share your master's happiness!'
24 "Then the man who had received the one talent came.
'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have
not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground.
See, here is what belongs to you.'
26 "His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew
that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered
seed?
27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the
bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.
28 " 'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has
the ten talents.
29 For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an
abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.15
30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness,
where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'16
31 "When the Son of Man comes17 in his glory, and all the angels with
him, he will sit on his throne18 in heavenly glory.
32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will
separate19 the
people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.20
33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you
who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom21 prepared for you since the creation of
the world.22
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,23
36 I needed clothes and you clothed me,24 I was sick and you looked after me,25 I was in prison and you came to visit me.'26
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 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing
clothes and clothe you?
39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40 "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you
did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'27
41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me,28 you who are cursed, into the eternal
fire29 prepared
for the devil and his angels.30
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, I needed clothes
and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after
me.'
44 "They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry
or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not
help you?'
45 "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not
do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'31
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