Noyes - Matthew - 25

25:1  Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

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

25:3  For the 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  And as the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

25:6  But at midnight there was a cry, Lo! the bridegroom! go 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 going out.

25:9  But the wise answered, saying, Perhaps there will not be enough for us and you; go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.

25:10  And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

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

25:12  But he answering said, Truly do I say to you, I know you not,

25:13  Watch, therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.

25:14  For it will be as when a man going abroad called his own servants, and intrusted to them his property;

25:15  and to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his ability, and went abroad.

25:16  He that had received the five talents went immediately and traded with the same, and gained five talents more.

25:17  In like manner, he that had received the two gained two more.

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

25:19  And after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

25:20  And he that had received the five talents came and brought five talents more, saying, Lord, thou intrustedst to me five talents; see, I have gained five talents more.

25:21  His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant! thou hast been faithful over a little, I will place thee in charge of much; enter into the joy of thy lord.

25:22  He also that had received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou intrustedst to me two talents; see, I have gained two talents more.

25:23  His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant! thou hast been faithful over a little, I will place thee in charge of much; enter into the joy of thy lord.

25:24  Then he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee to be a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter seed;

25:25  and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth. See! thou hast thine own.

25:26  But his lord answered and said to him, Wicked and slothful servant! Didst thou know that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter seed?

25:27  Thou oughtest then to have put my money with the money-dealers, and on my coming I should have received mine own with interest.

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

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

25:30  And cast out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

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

25:32  and before him will be gathered all the nations; and he will separate men one from another, as a shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats;

25:33  and he will set the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on the left.

25:34  Then will the king say to those on his right hand, Come, ye blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

25:35  For I was hungry, and ye gave me food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;

25:36  naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.

25:37  Then will the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

25:38  and when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

25:39  or when did we see thee sick, or in prison, and come to thee?

25:40  And the king will answer and say to them, Truly do I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me.

25:41  Then will he say also to those on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the everlasting fire, which is prepared for the Devil and his angels.

25:42  For I was hungry, and ye gave me no food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;

25:43  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.

25:44  Then will they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee?

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

25:46  And these will go away into everlasting punishment; but the righteous into everlasting life.