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Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be··likened unto ten virgins, who◦ taking their lamps◦ came··out to◦ meet the Bridegroom.
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And◦ five of them were prudent, and five foolish.
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They who were foolish, taking their lamps◦, did not take oil with them.
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And◦ the prudent took oil in their vessels◦ with their lamps◦.
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And◦ while the Bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
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And◦ in the middle of the night there was· a cry ·made◦, Behold◦, the Bridegroom comes; come· ye ·out to◦ meet Him.
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Then all those virgins arose, and adorned their lamps◦.
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And◦ the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps◦ are extinguished.
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And◦ the prudent answered, saying, Not so, lest there be· not ·sufficient for us and for you; but◦ go ye rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.
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But◦ when they were gone▵ to buy, the Bridegroom came; and they who were prepared went in with Him to the wedding; and the door was shut.
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And◦ afterwards came also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
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And◦ He answering said◦, Amen I say to you, I have not known◦ you.
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Watch therefore, because you know◦ not the day, nor the hour, in which the Son of Man comes.
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For◦ He is as◦ a man going··abroad, who called his··own▵ servants, and delivered··up to them his belongings.
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And to one he gave five talents, and◦ to another two, and◦ to another one; to everyone◦ according··to his··own▵ ability1; and straightway he went··abroad.
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And◦ going, he who had received the five talents worked with them, and made another five talents.
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And likewise◦ he who had received the two, he also gained another two.
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But◦ he who received one, departing◦, dug in the earth, and hid the silver of his lord.
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And◦ after much time◦ the lord of those servants comes, and reckons with them.
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And when he came who had received the five talents, he brought··to him another five talents, saying, Lord, thou didst deliver up to me five talents; behold, I have gained another five talents besides them.
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And◦ his lord declared◦ to him, Well◦ done, good◦ and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful in a few things; I will appoint thee over many. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
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And◦ also when he came who had received the two talents, he said, Lord, thou hast delivered up to me two talents; behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.
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His lord declared◦ to him, Well◦ done, good and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful in a few things; I will appoint thee over many. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
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And◦ also he receiving the one talent, coming, said, Lord, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sowed, and gathering whence thou hast not scattered;
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and being afraid, going··away I hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast thine own.
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And◦ his lord answering said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest◦ that I reap where I have not sown, and gather whence I have not scattered;
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thou shouldest therefore have cast my silver to the bankers2, and when I◦ came I should have received▵ my··own◦ with◦ interest.
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Take therefore from him the talent, and give it to him who has ten talents.
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For to everyone who has shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but◦ from him who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
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And cast out the useless servant into the outer darkness, where◦ there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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And◦ 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;
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and before▵ Him shall be gathered··together all the nations; and He shall separate them from one··another, just··as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
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And He shall stand the sheep indeed on▫ His right··hand, but◦ the goats on▫ the left▵.
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Then shall the King say▵ to those on His right··hand, Come▵ ye, the blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the founding of the world;
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for I was hungry, and you gave Me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me to drink; I was a sojourner, and you gathered Me in;
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naked, and you clothed Me; I was··sick3, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.
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Then shall the just answer Him, saying, Lord, when▫ did we see◦ Thee hungry, and fed Thee, or thirsty, and gave· Thee ·to··drink?
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And◦ when▫ did we see◦ Thee a sojourner, and gathered Thee in, or naked, and clothed4 Thee?
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And◦ when▫ did we see◦ Thee sick, or in prison, and came to Thee?
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And the King answering shall say▵ to them, Amen I say to you, As··much··as you have done it to one of the least of these My brothers, you have done it to Me.
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And then shall He say▵ to them on the left··hand▵, Go ye from Me, cursed ones, into the eternal fire, prepared for the Devil and his angels;
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for I was hungry, and you gave Me not to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me not to drink.
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I was a sojourner, and you did not gather Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick and in prison, and you did not visit Me.
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Then shall they also answer Him, saying, Lord, when▫ did we see◦ Thee hungry, or thirsty, or a sojourner, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to Thee?
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Then shall He answer them saying, Amen I say to you, As much as you did it not to one of these, the least, neither have you done it to Me.
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And these shall go··away◦ into eternal punishment, but◦ the just into eternal life.
1literally, “power”
2literally, “those at tables” (see AE 193:10)
3literally, “without strength,” here and in verses 39, 43, and 44
4literally, “cast··around”
