Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
“At
that
time
the kingdom
of heaven
will
be like
ten virgins who took
their lamps and
went out
to meet the bridegroom .
`Then
shall
the reign
of the
heavens
be likened
to
ten virgins ,
who ,
having
taken
their lamps ,
went forth
to meet the bridegroom ;
Five of them were foolish
, and five were
wise.
and
five of them were prudent
, and five foolish;
The
foolish ones
took
their lamps but
did not take along
any
extra
oil .
they
who
were
foolish having
taken
their lamps ,
did not take with
themselves
oil ;
But
the wise
ones
took oil in flasks
along
with their lamps.
and
the prudent
took oil in their
vessels,
with their lamps.
When
the bridegroom was
delayed
, they all became
drowsy
and fell
asleep.
`And
the bridegroom tarrying
, they all nodded
and were
sleeping,
At
midnight
the cry rang
out:
‘Here
is
the bridegroom !
Come out
to meet him !’
and
in
the middle
of
the
night
a
cry was
made,
Lo,
the bridegroom doth
come ;
go
ye
forth
to meet him .
Then all the
virgins woke
up
and trimmed their lamps .
`
Then rose
all those
virgins ,
and trimmed their lamps ,
The foolish ones
said to the wise
, ‘
Give us some
of your oil ;
our lamps are going out .’
and
the foolish said to the prudent
, Give us of your oil ,
because
our lamps are going out ;
‘No,’
said
the wise
ones
, ‘or
there may not be enough
for both
us and you .
Instead
, go to
those who
sell
oil
and buy some
for yourselves. ’
and
the prudent
answered
, saying
--
Lest
there may not be sufficient
for us and you, go ye
rather
unto
those selling,
and buy for yourselves.
But
while they were
on
their
way
to buy it
, the bridegroom arrived.
Those who
were
ready went in with him to the wedding
banquet
, and the door was shut .
`And
while they are
going
away
to buy, the bridegroom came,
and
those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts
, and the door was shut ;
Later
the other
virgins arrived
and
said
, ‘Lord
, lord
, open the
door
for
us !’
and
afterwards
come
also
do
the rest
of
the
virgins, saying
, Sir
, sir,
open to
us ;
But
he replied
, ‘Truly
I tell
you, I do
not know
you. ’
and
he answering
said
, Verily
I say
to
you, I have
not known
you.
Therefore
keep
watch, because
you
do
not know
the day or
the hour.
`
Watch therefore
, for
ye
have
not known
the day nor
the hour in
which
the
Son
of
Man
doth
come
.
For it
is
just
like
a man going on
a
journey,
who
called
his servants and entrusted
them with
his possessions.
`
For --
as
a man going abroad
did
call
his own
servants ,
and did
deliver
to
them his substance,
To one he gave five talents, to another two talents
, and to another one talent—
each according to his own
ability .
And
he
went on
his
journey
.
and
to one he gave five talents, and
to another two, and to another one ,
to
each according to his several
ability ,
went abroad
immediately
.
The
servant
who had
received
the five talents went
at
once
and
put
them to
work
and gained
five more.
`And
he
who did
receive
the five talents ,
having
gone,
wrought
with
them ,
and made
other
five talents;
Likewise,
the
one
with
the two talents
gained two more.
in
like
manner
also
he
who
`received'
the two ,
he
gained ,
also
he,
other
two ;
But
the
servant
who had
received
the one talent
went
off
, dug
a
hole
in the ground
, and hid his master’s
money.
and
he
who did
receive
the one, having
gone
away,
digged
in the earth
, and hid his lord's
money.
After a long time the master
of those servants returned
to
settle
accounts
with them .
`And
after a long time cometh
the lord
of those servants ,
and
taketh
reckoning
with them ;
The
servant
who had
received
the five talents came
and
presented
five more.
‘Master
, ’
he
said
, ‘you
entrusted
me
with
five talents .
See
, I
have
gained
five more
. ’
and
he
who did
receive
the five talents having
come,
brought
other
five talents
, saying
, `Sir,
five talents thou
didst
deliver
to
me;
lo
, other
five talents
did
I
gain
besides
them
.
His master
replied
, ‘
Well done, good and faithful servant!
You
have
been
faithful
with
a few things ;
I
will
put
you
in
charge
of
many things .
Enter into the joy of your
master!’
`And
his lord
said
to
him
, Well done, servant,
good and faithful ,
over
a few things thou
wast
faithful,
over
many things I
will
set
thee;
enter into the joy of thy
lord.
The
servant
who had
received
the two talents also
came
and
said, ‘Master
, you
entrusted
me
with
two talents .
See
, I
have
gained
two more
. ’
`And
he
who also
did
receive
the two talents having
come,
said, Sir
, two talents thou
didst
deliver
to
me;
lo
, other
two talents
I
did
gain
besides
them
.
His master
replied
, ‘
Well done, good and faithful servant!
You
have
been
faithful
with
a few things ;
I
will
put
you
in
charge
of
many things .
Enter into the joy of your
master!’
`
His lord
said
to
him
, Well done, servant,
good and faithful ,
over
a few things thou
wast
faithful,
over
many things I
will
set
thee;
enter into the joy of thy
lord.
Finally,
the
servant
who had
received the one talent came
and
said, ‘Master
, I knew that you
are
a hard man, reaping where you
have
not sown
and gathering where
you
have
not scattered
seed.
`And
he
also
who hath
received the one talent having
come,
said, Sir
, I knew thee,
that thou
art
a hard man, reaping where thou
didst
not sow,
and gathering from
whence
thou
didst
not scatter;
So
I
was
afraid
and went
out
and
hid your
talent in the ground.
See
, you
have
what
belongs
to
you.’
and having
been
afraid,
having
gone
away,
I
hid thy
talent in the earth;
lo
, thou
hast
thine
own!
‘You
wicked
, lazy
servant !’
replied
his
master.
‘You
knew
that I reap where I have
not sown
and gather where
I have
not scattered
seed.
`And
his
lord
answering
said
to
him
, Evil
servant ,
and
slothful,
thou
hadst
known
that I reap where I did
not sow,
and I
gather whence
I did
not scatter!
Then you
should
have
deposited
my money with
the bankers
, and on
my
return
I would
have
received it
back
with interest
.
it
behoved
thee
then to
put
my money to
the money-lenders
, and having
come
I had
received mine
own
with increase
.
Therefore
take the
talent
from him and give it
to the one
who
has
ten talents .
`
Take therefore
from him the
talent,
and give to him
having
the ten talents ,
For everyone
who
has
will
be given more
, and he will
have an
abundance.
But
the
one
who does
not have
, even what
he has
will
be taken away
from him .
for to
every
one
having
shall
be given, and he shall
have overabundance,
and
from
him
who is
not having
, even that
which
he hath
shall
be taken from him ;
And throw
that
worthless
servant into
the outer darkness ,
where
there will
be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ’
and the
unprofitable
servant cast
ye
forth
to
the outer darkness ;
there shall
be the
weeping and the
gnashing of the
teeth.
When
the Son of Man comes
in His glory, and all the angels
with Him, He will
sit on
His
glorious
throne .
`And
whenever
the Son of Man may
come
in his glory, and all the holy
messengers
with him, then
he shall
sit upon
a
throne of
his
glory;
All
the
nations
will
be
gathered before Him, and He will
separate the
people
one
from another, as a
shepherd separates
the sheep from the goats .
and
gathered together
before him shall
be
all
the
nations
, and he shall
separate them
from one
another, as the
shepherd doth
separate
the sheep from the goats ,
He will
place
the sheep on His right and the goats on His
left.
and
he shall
set
the sheep indeed
on his right hand,
and the goats on the
left.
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 .
`
Then shall
the king say to those on his right hand
, Come ye
, the
blessed of
my Father, inherit the reign
that
hath
been
prepared for you from the foundation of the world ;
For I was
hungry
and you
gave Me something
to eat ,
I was
thirsty
and you
gave Me something
to drink ,
I was a stranger and you
took
Me in,
for I did
hunger,
and ye
gave me to eat ;
I did
thirst,
and ye
gave me to drink ;
I was a stranger ,
and ye
received
me ;
I
was
naked and you
clothed
Me ,
I was sick
and you
looked after Me ,
I
was
in prison and you
visited
Me. ’
naked ,
and ye
put
around
me ;
I was infirm,
and ye
looked after me ;
in prison I
was,
and ye
came
unto
me.
Then the righteous will
answer Him, ‘
Lord, when did we see You
hungry
and
feed
You
, or thirsty
and give
You
something
to drink?
`
Then shall
the righteous answer him, saying,
Lord, when did we see thee
hungering
, and
we
nourished?
or thirsting,
and we
gave
to drink?
When did we see You
a stranger and
take
You
in
, or naked and clothe
You
?
and
when did we see thee
a stranger, and
we
received?
or naked ,
and we
put
around
?
When did we see You
sick
or in prison and visit
You
? ’
and
when did we see thee
infirm,
or in prison ,
and we
came
unto
thee
?
And the King will
reply
, ‘Truly
I tell
you, whatever
you
did for
one of the least of
these
brothers
of
Mine,
you
did
for
Me. ’
`
And the king answering
, shall
say
to
them,
Verily
I say
to
you, Inasmuch
as
ye
did `it'
to
one of these
my
brethren
--
the least --
to
me ye
did
`it'
.
Then He will
say to those on His
left, ‘Depart
from Me, you
who
are
cursed, into
the eternal
fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Then shall
he say also
to those on the
left hand
, Go
ye
from me, the
cursed, to
the fire ,
the
age-during,
that
hath
been
prepared for the Devil and his messengers;
For I was
hungry
and you
gave Me nothing
to eat ,
I was
thirsty
and you
gave Me nothing
to drink ,
for I did
hunger,
and ye
gave me not
to eat ;
I did
thirst,
and ye
gave me not
to drink ;
I
was
a stranger and you
did not take
Me in,
I
was
naked and you
did
not clothe
Me, I
was
sick
and in prison and you
did not visit
Me. ’
a stranger I
was,
and ye
did not receive
me ;
naked ,
and ye
put
not around
me ;
infirm
, and in prison ,
and ye
did not look
after
me.
And
they too
will
reply
, ‘
Lord, when did we see You
hungry
or thirsty
or a stranger or naked or sick
or in prison, and did not minister to You
? ’
`Then
shall
they answer
, they
also,
saying,
Lord, when did we see thee
hungering,
or thirsting,
or a stranger ,
or naked ,
or infirm,
or in prison, and we
did not minister to thee
?
Then the
King
will
answer, ‘Truly
I tell
you, whatever
you
did not do
for
one of the least of
these
, you
did not do
for
Me. ’
`
Then shall
he
answer them
, saying,
Verily
I say
to
you, Inasmuch
as
ye
did `it'
not to
one of these,
the least, ye
did `it'
not to
me.
And they
will
go away into
eternal
punishment, but the righteous into
eternal
life. ”
And these
shall
go away to
punishment age-during
, but the righteous to
life age-during
. '
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