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Chapter 25
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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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And five of them were wise, and five were
foolish. |
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They that were foolish took their lamps,
and took no oil with them: |
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But the wise took oil in their vessels
with their lamps. |
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While the bridegroom tarried, they all
slumbered and slept. |
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And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold,
the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. |
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Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed
their lamps. |
8
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And the foolish said unto the wise, Give
us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. |
9
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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. |
10
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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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Afterward came also the other virgins,
saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. |
12
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But he answered and said, Verily I say
unto you, I know you not. |
13
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Watch therefore, for ye know neither the
day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. |
14
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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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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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Then he that had received the five talents
went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. |
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And likewise he that had received two,
he also gained other two. |
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But he that had received one went and digged
in the earth, and hid his lord's money. |
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After a long time the lord of those servants
cometh, and reckoneth with them. |
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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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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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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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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. |
24
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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: |
25
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And I was afraid, and went and hid thy
talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. |
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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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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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Take therefore the talent from him, and
give it unto him which hath ten talents. |
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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. |
30
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And cast ye the unprofitable servant into
outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
31
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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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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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And he shall set the sheep on his right
hand, but the goats on the left. |
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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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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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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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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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When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee
in? or naked, and clothed thee? |
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Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison,
and came unto thee? |
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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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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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For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no
meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: |
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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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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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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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And these shall go away into everlasting
punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. |