CHAP. XXV.

1 The parable of the tenne Virgins, 14 and of the talents. 31 Also the description of the last Iudgement.

¹ Then shall the kingdome of heauen be likened vnto ten Uirgins, which tooke their lamps, & went forth to meet the bridegrome.

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

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³ They that were foolish tooke their lampes, and tooke no oyle with them:

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

⁵ While the bridegrome taried, they all slumbred and slept.

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⁶ And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth, goe ye out to meet him.

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

⁸ And the foolish said vnto the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are gone out.⁸

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

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¹⁰ And while they went to buy, the bridegrome came, and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the doore was shut.

¹¹ Afterward came also the other virgines, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs.

¹² But he answered, and said, Uerely I say vnto you, I know you not.

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¹³ Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day, nor the houre, wherein the Sonne of man commeth.¹³

¹⁴ ¶ For the kingdome of heauen is as a man trauailing into a farre countrey, who called his owne seruants, and deliuered vnto them his goods:¹⁴

¹⁵ And vnto one he gaue fiue talents, to another two, and to another one, to euery man according to his seuerall ability, & straightway tooke his iourney.¹⁵

¹⁶ Then hee that had receiued the fiue talents, went and traded with the same, and made them other fiue talents.

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¹⁷ And likewise he that had receiued two, he also gained other two.

¹⁸ But hee that had receiued one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lordes money.

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¹⁹ After a long time, the lord of those seruants commeth, and reckoneth with them.

²⁰ And so hee that had receiued fiue talents, came and brought other fiue talents, saying, Lord, thou deliueredst vnto me fiue talents, behold, I haue gained besides them, fiue talents moe.

²¹ His lord said vnto him, Well done, thou good and faithfull seruant, thou hast been faithfull ouer a few things, I wil make thee ruler ouer many things: enter thou into the ioy of thy lord.

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²² He also that had receiued two talents, came and said, Lord, thou deliueredst vnto me two talents: behold, I haue gained two other talents besides them.

²³ His lord said vnto him, Well done, good and faithfull seruant, thou hast beene faithfull ouer a few things, I wil make thee ruler ouer many things: enter thou into the ioy of thy lord.

²⁴ Then he which had receiued the one talent, came & said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sowen, & gathering where thou hast not strawed:

²⁵ And I was afraid, and went and hidde thy talent in the earth: loe, there thou hast that is thine.

²⁶ His lord answered, and said vnto him, Thou wicked and slouthfull seruant, thou knewest that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I haue not strawed:

²⁷ Thou oughtest therefore to haue put my money to the exchangers, and then at my comming I should haue receiued mine owne with vsurie.

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

²⁹ For vnto euery one that hath shall be giuen, and he shall haue abundance: but from him that hath not, shal be taken away, euen that which he hath.²⁹

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³⁰ And cast yee the vnprofitable seruant into outer darkenesse, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

³¹ ¶ When the Sonne of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy Angels with him, then shall hee sit vpon the throne of his glory:

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³² And before him shall be gathered all nations, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepheard diuideth his sheepe from the goats.

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³³ And he shall set the sheepe on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

³⁴ Then shall the King say vnto them on his right hand, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

³⁵ For I was an hungred, and yee gaue me meate: I was thirstie, and ye gaue me drinke: I was a stranger, and ye tooke me in:³⁵

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

³⁷ Then shal the righteous answere him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fedde thee? or thirstie, and gaue thee drinke?

³⁸ When saw wee thee a stranger, and tooke thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

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³⁹ Or when saw we thee sicke, or in prison, and came vnto thee?

⁴⁰ And the King shall answere, and say vnto them, Uerely I say vnto you, in as much as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethren, ye haue done it vnto me.

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

⁴² For I was an hungred, and yee gaue me no meat: I was thirstie, and ye gaue me no drinke:

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⁴³ I was a stranger, and yee tooke me not in: naked, and ye clothed mee not: sicke, and in prison, and yee visited me not.

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

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⁴⁵ Then shall he answere them, saying, Uerely, 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.

⁴⁶ And these shall goe away into euerlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternall.⁴⁶