Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Then
shall
the kingdom of heaven be likened
unto
ten virgins ,
which
took their lamps ,
and went forth
to meet the bridegroom.
“At
that
time
the kingdom of heaven will
be like
ten virgins who
took their lamps and went out
to meet the bridegroom.
And
five of them were wise
, and five were foolish
.
Five of them were foolish
, and five were wise
.
They
that
were
foolish took their lamps ,
and
took
no
oil with
them:
The
foolish ones
took their lamps but
did
not
take
along
any
extra
oil .
But the wise took oil in their
vessels
with their lamps.
But the wise ones
took oil in flasks
along
with their lamps.
While
the bridegroom tarried
, they all slumbered
and slept
.
When
the bridegroom was
delayed
, they all became
drowsy
and fell
asleep
.
And
at midnight there
was
a
cry made,
Behold,
the bridegroom cometh;
go
ye
out to meet him .
At midnight the
cry rang
out:
‘Here
is
the bridegroom !
Come
out to meet him !’
Then all those
virgins arose,
and trimmed their lamps.
Then all the
virgins woke
up
and trimmed their lamps.
And
the foolish said unto
the wise, Give us of your oil; for
our lamps are gone
out.
The foolish ones
said to
the wise, ‘
Give us some
of your oil; our lamps are going
out. ’
But
the wise answered,
saying
, Not
so;
lest
there be
not enough for us and you :
but
go ye
rather
to them
that
sell ,
and buy for yourselves.
‘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
while they went
to buy, the bridegroom came;
and
they
that
were ready went in with him to the marriage:
and the door was shut.
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.
Afterward
came
also
the other virgins ,
saying
, Lord, Lord, open to
us .
Later
the other virgins arrived
and
said
, ‘
Lord, lord, open the
door
for
us !’
But he answered
and
said
, Verily
I say
unto
you, I know you not
.
But he replied
, ‘Truly
I tell
you, I do
not
know you. ’
Watch
therefore, for
ye
know neither
the day nor
the hour wherein
the
Son
of
man
cometh
.
Therefore keep
watch
, because
you
do
not
know the day or
the hour.
For the
kingdom
of
heaven
is as
a man travelling
into
a far
country
, who called his own
servants ,
and delivered
unto
them his goods
.
For it
is just
like
a man going
on
a journey
, who called his servants and entrusted
them with
his possessions
.
And
unto
one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one ;
to
every
man
according to his several
ability ;
and straightway
took
his journey.
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.
Then
he
that
had received the five talents went and
traded
with
the
same,
and made
them other
five talents
.
The
servant
who
had received the five talents went at
once
and put
them to
work
and
gained
five more
.
And
likewise he
that
had
received
two
, he
also
gained other
two.
Likewise, the
one
with
the
two
talents
gained two more
.
But he
that
had received one went and
digged
in the earth
, and hid his lord's
money.
But the
servant
who
had received the
one talent
went off,
dug
a
hole
in the ground
, and hid his master’s
money.
After a long time the lord
of those servants cometh,
and
reckoneth
with them.
After a long time the master
of those servants returned
to
settle
accounts
with them.
And
so
he
that
had received five talents came and brought
other
five talents,
saying
, Lord
, thou
deliveredst
unto
me five talents :
behold
, I have gained beside
them
five talents
more.
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. ’
His lord
said
unto
him
, Well done, thou
good and faithful servant :
thou
hast
been faithful over
a few things ,
I will make
thee
ruler
over
many things :
enter thou
into the joy of thy
lord.
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!’
He
also
that
had received two talents came and said, Lord
, thou
deliveredst
unto
me two talents :
behold
, I have gained two other
talents
beside
them
.
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
. ’
His lord
said
unto
him
, Well done, good and faithful servant ;
thou
hast
been faithful over
a few things ,
I will make
thee
ruler
over
many things :
enter thou
into the joy of thy
lord.
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!’
Then
he
which
had received the one talent came and said, Lord
, I knew thee
that thou
art
an
hard man, reaping where thou
hast
not sown ,
and gathering where thou
hast
not strawed:
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
I was afraid ,
and went and hid thy
talent in the earth:
lo
, there
thou
hast
that
is
thine
.
So
I was afraid and went out
and hid your
talent in the ground.
See
, you
have
what
belongs
to
you
. ’
His
lord
answered
and
said
unto
him,
Thou
wicked and
slothful
servant
, thou
knewest
that I reap where I sowed
not ,
and gather where I have not strawed:
‘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.
Thou
oughtest
therefore
to
have put
my money to
the exchangers
, and then
at
my coming
I should
have received mine
own
with usury
.
Then
you
should
have deposited
my money with
the bankers
, and on
my return
I would
have received it
back
with interest
.
Take
therefore the talent from him ,
and give it unto
him
which
hath
ten talents.
Therefore take
the talent from him and give it to
the
one
who
has
ten talents.
For unto
every
one
that
hath
shall
be given, and he shall
have abundance :
but from
him
that
hath
not shall
be taken away even
that
which
he
hath
.
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
.
And cast
ye
the
unprofitable
servant into outer darkness :
there shall
be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
And throw
that
worthless
servant into the
outer darkness ,
where
there will
be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ’
When the Son of man shall
come
in his glory, and all the holy
angels with him, then
shall
he sit upon
the
throne
of
his glory:
When the Son of Man comes
in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will
sit on
His glorious
throne.
And
before
him
shall
be
gathered
all nations :
and he shall
separate them
one from another, as a shepherd divideth
his
sheep from the goats :
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
he shall
set
the sheep on his right hand,
but
the goats on the
left.
He will
place
the sheep on His right and
the goats on His
left.
Then shall
the King say unto
them
on his right hand
, Come, ye
blessed of
my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world :
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 .
For I was an
hungred,
and ye
gave me meat:
I was thirsty ,
and ye
gave me drink :
I was a stranger ,
and ye
took me in :
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 ,
Naked ,
and ye
clothed me :
I was sick ,
and ye
visited
me :
I was in prison ,
and ye
came
unto
me.
I
was
naked and you
clothed Me ,
I was sick and you
looked
after
Me ,
I was in prison and you
visited
Me. ’
Then shall
the righteous answer him, saying,
Lord, when saw
we thee
an
hungred,
and fed
thee?
or thirsty ,
and gave
thee
drink?
Then the righteous will
answer Him, ‘
Lord, when did
we see
You
hungry
and feed
You,
or thirsty and give
You
something
to
drink?
When saw
we thee
a stranger ,
and took
thee
in ?
or naked ,
and clothed
thee
?
When did
we see
You
a stranger and take
You
in ,
or naked and clothe
You
?
Or
when saw
we thee
sick ,
or in prison ,
and came
unto
thee
?
When did
we see
You
sick or in prison and visit
You
? ’
And the King shall
answer
and
say
unto
them
, Verily
I say
unto
you, Inasmuch
as
ye
have
done
it
unto
one of the least of these my
brethren
, ye
have
done
it
unto
me.
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. ’
Then shall
he say also
unto
them
on the
left hand
, Depart from me, ye
cursed, into everlasting
fire ,
prepared for the devil and his angels :
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 .
For I was an
hungred,
and ye
gave me no
meat:
I was thirsty ,
and ye
gave me no
drink :
For I was hungry
and you
gave Me nothing
to
eat,
I was thirsty and you
gave Me nothing
to
drink ,
I was a stranger ,
and ye
took
me
not in :
naked
, and ye
clothed
me
not :
sick
, and in prison ,
and ye
visited
me
not.
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
. ’
Then
shall
they also
answer
him,
saying
, Lord, when saw
we thee
an
hungred,
or athirst,
or a stranger ,
or naked ,
or sick ,
or in prison, and did not minister unto
thee
?
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
he
answer them
, saying,
Verily
I say
unto
you, Inasmuch
as
ye
did it
not to
one of the least of these, ye
did it
not to
me.
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. ’
And these
shall
go away into everlasting
punishment :
but the righteous into life
eternal.
And they
will
go away into eternal
punishment ,
but the righteous into eternal life
. ”
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