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1 | Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins,
which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. |
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2 | And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. |
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3 | They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with
them: |
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4 | But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. |
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5 | While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. |
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6 | And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom
cometh; go ye out to meet him. |
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7 | Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. |
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8 | And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for
our lamps are gone out. |
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9 | 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. |
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10 | 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. |
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11 | Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord,
open to us. |
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12 | But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you
not. |
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13 | Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour
wherein the Son of man cometh. |
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14 | 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. |
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15 | 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. |
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16 | Then he that had received the five talents went and traded
with the same, and made them other five talents. |
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17 | And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other
two. |
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18 | But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and
hid his lord's money. |
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19 | After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and
reckoneth with them. |
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20 | 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. |
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21 | 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. |
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22 | 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. |
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23 | 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. |
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24 | 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: |
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25 | And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth:
lo, there thou hast that is thine. |
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26 | 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: |
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27 | Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the
exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine
own with usury. |
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28 | Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which
hath ten talents. |
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29 | 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. |
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30 | And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness:
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
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31 | 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: |
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32 | 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: |
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33 | And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on
the left. |
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34 | 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: |
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35 | 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: |
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36 | Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was
in prison, and ye came unto me. |
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37 | Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we
thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee
drink? |
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38 | When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and
clothed thee? |
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39 | Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? |
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40 | 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. |
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41 | 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: |
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42 | For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty,
and ye gave me no drink: |
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43 | 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. |
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44 | 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? |
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45 | 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. |
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46 | And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the
righteous into life eternal. |
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