AKJV - Matthew - 25

25:1  Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

25:2  And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

25:3  They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

25:4  But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

25:5  While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

25:6  And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him.

25:7  Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

25:8  And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

25:9  But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go you rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

25:10  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.

25:11  Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

25:12  But he answered and said, Truly I say to you, I know you not.

25:13  Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man comes.

25:14  For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods.

25:15  And to 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.

25:16  Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

25:17  And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

25:18  But he that had received one went and dig in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

25:19  After a long time the lord of those servants comes, and reckons with them.

25:20  And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, you delivered to me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

25:21  His lord said to him, Well done, you good and faithful servant: you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things: enter you into the joy of your lord.

25:22  He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, you delivered to me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

25:23  His 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 you into the joy of your lord.

25:24  Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew you that you are an hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not strewed:

25:25  And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth: see, there you have that is yours.

25:26  His lord answered and said to him, You wicked and slothful servant, you knew that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed:

25:27  You ought therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received my own with usury.

25:28  Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him which has ten talents.

25:29  For to every one that has shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that has not shall be taken away even that which he has.

25:30  And cast you the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

25:31  When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:

25:32  And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats:

25:33  And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

25:34  Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

25:35  For I was an hungered, and you gave me meat: I was thirsty, and you gave me drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in:

25:36  Naked, and you clothed me: I was sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came to me.

25:37  Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we you an hungered, and fed you? or thirsty, and gave you drink?

25:38  When saw we you a stranger, and took you in? or naked, and clothed you?

25:39  Or when saw we you sick, or in prison, and came to you?

25:40  And the King shall answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have done it to me.

25:41  Then shall he say also to them on the left hand, Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

25:42  For I was an hungered, and you gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink:

25:43  I was a stranger, and you took me not in: naked, and you clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and you visited me not.

25:44  Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we you an hungered, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you?

25:45  Then shall he answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.

25:46  And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.