1Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them: 4but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. 6But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him. 7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out. 9But the wise answered, saying, Perhaps there will not be enough for us and you: go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves. 10And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut. 11Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12But he answered and said, Truly I say to you, I do not know you. 13Watch therefore, for you do not know the day nor the hour. 14For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods. 15And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey. 16Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made five more talents. 17In like manner he also who received the two gained two more. 18But he who received the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. 19Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and settles accounts with them. 20And he who received the five talents came and brought five more talents, saying, Lord, you delivered to me five talents: look, I have gained five more talents. 21His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant: you have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord. 22And he also who received the two talents came and said, Lord, you delivered to me two talents: look, I have gained two more talents. 23His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant: you have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord. 24And he also who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter; 25and I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth: look, you have your own. 26But his lord answered and said to him, You wicked and slothful servant, you knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter; 27you ought therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest. 28Therefore take the talent away from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29For to everyone who has shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him who does not have, even that which he has shall be taken away. 30And cast out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 31But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he shall sit on the throne of his glory: 32and all the nations shall be gathered before him: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34Then the King shall say to those on his right hand, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35for I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in; 36naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me. 37Then the righteous shall answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you? or thirsty, and give you drink? 38And when did we see you a stranger, and take you in? or naked, and clothe you? 39And when did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you? 40And the King shall answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of these my brothers, even these least, you did it to me. 41Then he shall also say to those on the left hand, Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels: 42for I was hungry, and you did not give me anything to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; 43I was a stranger, and you did not take me in; naked, and you did not clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me. 44Then they also shall answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and not minister to you? 45Then he shall answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did not do it to one of these least, you did not do it to me. 46And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.