THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW 25

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1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins which took their lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom ⚑

2 And five of them were wise and five were foolish ⚑

3 They that were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them ⚑

4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps ⚑

5 While the bridegroom tarried they all slumbered and slept ⚑

6 And at mid night there was a cry made Behold the bridegroom cometh go ye out to meet him ⚑

7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps ⚑

8 And the foolish said unto the wise Give us of your oil for our lamps are gone out ⚑

9 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 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 ⚑

11 Afterward came also the other virgins saying Lord Lord open to us ⚑

12 But he answered and said Verily I say unto you I know you not ⚑

13 Watch therefore for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh ⚑

14 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 ⚑

15 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 ⚑

16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same and made them other five talents ⚑

17 And likewise he that had received two he also gained other two ⚑

18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth and hid his lord’s money ⚑

19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh and reckoneth with them ⚑

20 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 ⚑

21 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 ⚑

22 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 ⚑

23 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 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 And I was afraid and went and hid thy talent in the earth lo there thou hast that is thine ⚑

26 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 ⚑

27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury ⚑

28 Take therefore the talent from him and give it unto him which hath ten talents ⚑

29 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 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth ⚑

31 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 ⚑

32 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 ⚑

33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand but the goats on the left ⚑

34 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 ⚑

35 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 ⚑

36 Naked and ye clothed me I was sick and ye visited me I was in prison and ye came unto me ⚑

37 Then shall the righteous answer him saying Lord when saw we thee an hungred and fed thee or thirsty and gave thee drink ⚑

38 When saw we thee a stranger and took thee in or naked and clothed thee ⚑

39 Or when saw we thee sick or in prison and came unto thee ⚑

40 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 ⚑

41 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 ⚑

42 For I was an hungred and ye gave me no meat I was thirsty and ye gave me no drink ⚑

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 ⚑

44 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 ⚑

45 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 ⚑

46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternal ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

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