Geneva1599 - Matthew - 25

25:1  Then the kingdome of heauen shalbe likened vnto tenne virgins, which tooke their lampes, and went foorth to meete the bridegrome.

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

25:3  The foolish tooke their lampes, but tooke none oyle with them.

25:4  But the wise tooke oyle in their vessels with their lampes.

25:5  Nowe while the bridegrome taried long, all slumbred and slept.

25:6  And at midnight there was a crie made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth: goe out to meete him.

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

25:8  And the foolish said to the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are out.

25:9  But the wise answered, saying, Not so, lest there will not be ynough for vs and you: but goe ye rather to them that sell, and bye for your selues.

25:10  And while they went to bye, the bridegrome came: and they that were readie, went in with him to the wedding, and the gate was shut.

25:11  Afterwards came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs.

25:12  But he answered, and said, Verely I say vnto you, I knowe you not.

25:13  Watch therfore: for ye know neither the day, nor the houre, when the sonne of man will come.

25:14  For the kingdome of heauen is as a man that going into a strange countrey, called his seruants, and deliuered to them his goods.

25:15  And vnto one he gaue fiue talents, and to an other two, and to another one, to euery man after his own ability, and straightway went from home.

25:16  Then he that had receiued the fiue talents, went and occupied with them, and gained other fiue talents.

25:17  Likewise also, he that receiued two, he also gained other two.

25:18  But he that receiued that one, went and digged it in the earth, and hid his masters money.

25:19  But after a long season, the master of those seruants came, and reckoned with them.

25:20  Then came he that had receiued fiue talents, and brought other fiue talents, saying, Master, thou deliueredst vnto me fiue talents: behold, I haue gained with them other fiue talents.

25:21  Then his master saide vnto him, It is well done good seruant and faithfull, Thou hast bene faithfull in litle, I will make thee ruler ouer much: enter into thy masters ioy.

25:22  Also he that had receiued two talents, came, and said, Master, thou deliueredst vnto me two talents: behold, I haue gained two other talets more.

25:23  His master saide vnto him, It is well done good seruant, and faithfull, Thou hast bene faithfull in litle, I will make thee ruler ouer much: enter into thy masters ioy.

25:24  Then he which had receiued the one talent, came, and said, Master, I knewe that thou wast an hard man, which reapest where thou sowedst not, and gatherest where thou strawedst not:

25:25  I was therefore afraide, and went, and hid thy talent in the earth: behold, thou hast thine owne.

25:26  And his master answered, and said vnto him, Thou euill seruant, and slouthfull, thou knewest that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I strawed not.

25:27  Thou oughtest therefore to haue put my money to ye exchangers, and then at my comming should I haue receiued mine owne with vantage.

25:28  Take therefore the talent from him, and giue it vnto him which hath tenne talents.

25:29  For vnto euery man that hath, it shall be giuen, and he shall haue abundance, and from him that hath not, euen that he hath, shalbe taken away.

25:30  Cast therefore that vnprofitable seruant into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnasshing of teeth.

25:31  And when the Sonne of man commeth in his glory, and all the holy Angels with him, then shall he sit vpon the throne of his glorie,

25:32  And before him shalbe gathered all nations, and he shall seperate them one from another, as a shepheard separateth the sheepe from ye goates.

25:33  And he shall set the sheepe on his right hand, and the goates on the left.

25:34  Then shall ye king say to them on his right hand, Come ye blessed of my father: take the inheritance of the kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

25:35  For I was an hungred, and ye gaue me meate: I thirsted, and ye gaue me drinke: I was a stranger, and ye tooke me in vnto you.

25:36  I was naked, and ye clothed me: I was sicke, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came vnto me.

25:37  Then shall the righteous answere him, saying, Lord, when sawe we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or a thirst, and gaue thee drinke?

25:38  And when sawe we thee a stranger, and tooke thee in vnto vs? or naked, and clothed thee?

25:39  Or when sawe we thee sicke, or in prison, and came vnto thee?

25:40  And the King shall answere, and say vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, in as much as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethre, ye haue done it to me.

25:41  Then shall he say vnto them on ye left hand, Depart from me ye cursed, into euerlasting fire, which is prepared for the deuill and his angels.

25:42  For I was an hungred, and ye gaue me no meate: I thirsted, and ye gaue me no drinke:

25:43  I was a stranger, and ye tooke me not in vnto you: I was naked, and ye clothed me not: sicke, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

25:44  Then shall they also answere him, saying, Lord, when sawe we thee an hungred, or a thirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sicke, or in prison, and did not minister vnto thee?

25:45  Then shall he answere them, and say, Verely I say vnto you, in as much as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

25:46  And these shall goe into euerlasting paine, and the righteous into life eternall.