The Parable of the Ten Virgins
The Parable of the Talents
14 For it is like a man going on a journey. He summoned his own slaves and handed over his property to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each one according to his own ability, and he went on a journey immediately. 16 The one who had received the five talents went out and[k] traded with them and gained five more. 17 In the same way the one who had the two gained two more. 18 But the one who had received the one went away and[l] dug up the ground and hid his master’s money. 19 Now after a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. 20 And the one who had received the five talents came up and[m] brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me five talents. See, I have gained five more talents!’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’ 22 And the one who had the two talents also came up and[n] said, ‘Master, you handed over to me two talents. See, I have gained two talents more!’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’ 24 And the one who had received the one talent came up also and[o] said, ‘Master, because I[p] knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter seed.[q] 25 And because I[r] was afraid, I went away and[s] hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours!’ 26 But his master answered and[t] said to him, ‘Evil and lazy slave! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter seed.[u] 27 Then you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and when I[v] returned I would have gotten back what was mine with interest! 28 Therefore take the talent from him and give it[w] to the one who has the ten talents. 29 For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 30 And throw the worthless slave into the outer darkness—in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’
The Judgment of the Sheep and the Goats
31 Now when the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right and the goats on the left. 34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world! 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something[x] to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something[y] to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me as a guest, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you cared for me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,[z] or thirsty and give you something[aa] to drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you[ab] as a guest, or naked and clothe you?[ac] 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ 40 And the king will answer and[ad] say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, in as much as you did it[ae] to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it[af] to me.’ 41 Then he will also say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels! 42 For I was hungry and you did not give me anything[ag] to eat, I was thirsty and you did not give me anything[ah] to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not care for me.’ 44 Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and not serve you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do it[ai] to one of the least of these, you did not do it[aj] to me.’ 46 And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 25:1 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 25:3 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“took”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 25:5 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was delayed”)
- Matthew 25:5 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to sleep”, “fell asleep”)
- Matthew 25:9 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:9 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:10 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had gone away”)
- Matthew 25:10 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:11 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:12 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 25:16 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went out”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 25:18 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went away”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 25:20 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 25:22 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 25:24 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 25:24 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knew”) which is understood as causal
- Matthew 25:24 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:25 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was afraid”) which is understood as causal
- Matthew 25:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went away”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 25:26 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 25:26 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:27 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“returned”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 25:28 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:35 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:35 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:37 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:37 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:38 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:38 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:40 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“will answer”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 25:40 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:40 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:42 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:42 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:45 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:45 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation