Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 25:1-30

1“At that timeΤότεToteG5119theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772will be likeὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetaiG3666tenδέκαdekaG1176virginsπαρθένοιςparthenoisG3933whoαἵτινεςaitinesG3748tookλαβοῦσαιlabousaiG2983theirἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438τὰςtasG3588lampsλαμπάδαςlampadasG2985andwent outἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831toεἰςeisG1519meetὑπάντησινhupantēsinG5222theτοῦtouG3588bridegroomνυμφίου.numphiouG3566.

2δὲdeG1161FiveπέντεpenteG4002ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846wereἦσανēsanG1510foolishμωραὶmōraiG3474,andκαὶkaiG2532fiveπέντεpenteG4002werewiseφρόνιμοι·phronimoiG5429.

3γὰρgarG1063TheαἱhaiG3588foolishμωραὶmōraiG3474onestookλαβοῦσαιlabousaiG2983theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588lampsλαμπάδαςlampadasG2985but did nottake alongἔλαβον μεθ᾽ ἑαυτῶνelabon meth᾽ he'autōnG2983 G3326 G1438any extraοὐκoukG3756oilἔλαιον,elaionG1637.

4ButδὲdeG1161theαἱhaiG3588wiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429onestookἔλαβονelabonG2983oilἔλαιονelaionG1637inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588flasksἀγγείοιςangeioisG30along withμετὰmetaG3326theirἑαυτῶν.he'autōnG1438τῶνtōnG3588lampsλαμπάδωνlampadōnG2985.

5WhenδὲdeG1161theτοῦtouG3588bridegroomνυμφίουnumphiouG3566was delayedχρονίζοντοςchronizontosG5549,they all became drowsyἐνύσταξαν πᾶσαιenustaxan pasaiG3956 G3573andκαὶkaiG2532fell asleepἐκάθευδον.¶ekatheudonG2518.

6δὲdeG1161At midnightΜέσης νυκτὸςMesēs nuktosG3319 G3571the cryκραυγὴkraugēG2906rang outγέγονεν·gegonenG1096: ‘Here isἰδοὺidouG2400theὁhoG3588bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566!Come outἐξέρχεσθεexerchestheG1831toεἰςeisG1519meetἀπάντησινapantēsinG529himαὐτοῦ.autouG846!’

7ThenτότεtoteG5119allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956ἐκεῖναιekeinaiG1565theαἱhaiG3588virginsπαρθένοιparthenoiG3933woke upἠγέρθησανēgerthēsanG1453andκαὶkaiG2532trimmedἐκόσμησανekosmēsanG2885theirἑαυτῶν.he'autōnG1438τὰςtasG3588lampsλαμπάδαςlampadasG2985.

8δὲdeG1161TheαἱhaiG3588foolish onesμωραὶmōraiG3474saidεἶπαν·eipanG2036to theταῖςtaisG3588wiseφρονίμοιςphronimoisG5429, ‘GiveδότεdoteG1325usG1473some ofἐκekG1537yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τοῦtouG3588oilἐλαίουelaiouG1637ὅτιhotiG3754;ourG1473αἱhaiG3588lampsλαμπάδεςlampadesG2985are going outσβέννυνται.¶sbennuntaiG4570.’

9‘NoοὐouG3756δὲdeG1161,’saidἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611theαἱhaiG3588wiseφρόνιμοι λέγουσαι·phronimoi legousaiG5429 G3004ones, ‘orG3379there may not be enoughἀρκέσῃarkesēG3361 G714for both usG1473andκαὶkaiG2532youὑμῖν.huminG4771.InsteadμᾶλλονmallonG3123,goπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198toπρὸςprosG4314those whoτοὺςtousG3588sellπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453oilandκαὶkaiG2532buyἀγοράσατεagorasateG59somefor yourselvesἑαυταῖς.he'autaisG1438.’

10ButδὲdeG1161whiletheyαὐτῶνautōnG846were on their wayἀπερχομένωνaperchomenōnG565to buyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59it,theὁhoG3588bridegroomνυμφίος,numphiosG3566arrivedἦλθενēlthenG2064καὶkaiG2532.Those whoαἱhaiG3588were readyἕτοιμοιhetoimoiG2092went inεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846toεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588wedding banquetγάμους,gamousG1062,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588doorθύρα.thuraG2374was shutἐκλείσθηekleisthēG2808.

11LaterG5305theδὲ αἱde haiG1161 G3588otherλοιπαὶloipaiG3062virginsπαρθένοιparthenoiG3933arrivedἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγουσαι·legousaiG3004, ‘LordκύριεkurieG2962,lordκύριε,kurieG2962,openἄνοιξονanoixonG455the doorfor usG1473!’

12ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588he repliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν·apokritheis eipenG611 G2036, ‘TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,I do not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.’

13Thereforeοὖν,ounG3767keep watchΓρηγορεῖτεGrēgoreiteG1127,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you do not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492theτὴνtēnG3588dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250orοὐδὲoudeG3761theτὴνtēnG3588hourὥρανhōranG5610.

14ForγὰρgarG1063itis just likeὭσπερHōsperG5618a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444going on a journeyἀποδημῶνapodēmōnG589,who calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564hisἰδίουςidiousG2398τοὺςtousG3588servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401andκαὶkaiG2532entrustedπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860themαὐτοῖςautoisG846with hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὰtaG3588possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225.

15καὶkaiG2532μὲνmenG3303To oneᾧhōG3739he gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλαντα,talantaG5007,δὲdeG1161toᾧhōG3739anothertwoδύο,duoG1417talents,andδὲdeG1161toᾧhōG3739anotheroneἕν,henG1520talent—eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538according toκατὰkataG2596his ownἰδίανidianG2398τὴνtēnG3588abilityδύναμιν·dunaminG1411.AndκαὶkaiG2532he went on his journeyἀπεδήμησεν.apedēmēsenG589.

16TheὁhoG3588servantwho had receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983theτὰtaG3588fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007wentπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198at onceG2112andput them to workἠργάσατο ἐν αὐτοῖςērgasato en autoisG2038 G1722 G846andκαὶkaiG2532gainedἐκέρδησενekerdēsenG2770fiveπέντεpenteG4002moreἄλλαallaG243.

17LikewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615,theὁhoG3588one withtheτὰtaG3588twoδύοduoG1417talentsgainedἐκέρδησενekerdēsenG2770twoδύο.duoG1417moreἄλλαallaG243.

18ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588servantwho had receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983theτὸtoG3588oneἓνhenG1520talentwent offἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565,dug a holeὤρυξενōruxenG3736in the groundγῆνgēnG1093,andκαὶkaiG2532hidἔκρυψενekrupsenG2928hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸtoG3588master’sκυρίουkuriouG2962τοῦtouG3588moneyἀργύριονargurionG694.

19Afterμετὰ δὲmeta deG1161 G3326a longπολὺνpolunG4183timeχρόνονchrononG5550theὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962of thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565τῶνtōnG3588servantsδούλωνdoulōnG1401returnedἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532settledσυναίρειsunaireiG4868accountsλόγονlogonG3056withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.

20καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588servantwho had receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983theτὰtaG3588fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334andpresentedπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374fiveπέντεpenteG4002moreἄλλαallaG243τάλανταtalantaG5007. ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962,’he saidλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘you entrustedπαρέδωκας·paredōkasG3860meG1473with fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλαντάtalantaG5007.SeeG2400,I have gainedἐκέρδησαekerdēsaG2770fiveπέντεpenteG4002τάλανταtalantaG5007moreἄλλαallaG243.’

21HisαὐτῷautōG846ὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962repliedἔφηephēG5346αὐτοῦ·autouG846, ‘Well doneεὖ,euG2095,goodἀγαθὲagatheG18andκαὶkaiG2532faithfulπιστέ,pisteG4103servantδοῦλεdouleG1401!You have beenἦςēsG1510faithfulπιστός,pistosG4103withἐπὶepiG1909a few thingsὀλίγαoligaG3641;I will putκαταστήσω.katastēsōG2525you in chargeσεseG4771ofἐπὶepiG1909many thingsπολλῶνpollōnG4183.EnterεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588joyχαρὰνcharanG5479ofτοῦtouG3588yourσου.¶souG4771masterκυρίουkuriouG2962!’

22δὲdeG1161TheὁhoG3588servant who had receivedtheτὰtaG3588twoδύοduoG1417talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007alsoκαὶkaiG2532cameΠροσελθὼνProselthōnG4334andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962,you entrustedπαρέδωκας·paredōkasG3860meG1473with twoδύοduoG1417talentsτάλαντάtalantaG5007.SeeG2400,I have gainedἐκέρδησαekerdēsaG2770twoδύοduoG1417τάλανταtalantaG5007moreἄλλαallaG243.’

23HisαὐτῷautōG846ὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962repliedἔφηephēG5346αὐτοῦ·autouG846, ‘Well doneεὖ,euG2095,goodἀγαθὲagatheG18andκαὶkaiG2532faithfulπιστέ,pisteG4103servantδοῦλεdouleG1401!You have beenἦςēsG1510faithfulπιστός,pistosG4103withἐπὶepiG1909a few thingsὀλίγαoligaG3641;I will putκαταστήσω.katastēsōG2525you in chargeσεseG4771ofἐπὶepiG1909many thingsπολλῶνpollōnG4183.EnterεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588joyχαρὰνcharanG5479ofτοῦtouG3588yourσου.souG4771masterκυρίουkuriouG2962!’

24FinallyδὲdeG1161,theὁhoG3588servantwho had receivedεἰληφὼςeilēphōsG2983theτὸtoG3588oneἓνhenG1520talentτάλαντονtalantonG5007cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962,I knewἔγνωνegnōnG1097σεseG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754you areεἶeiG1510a hardσκληρὸςsklērosG4642manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444,reapingθερίζωνtherizōnG2325whereὅπουhopouG3699you have not sownοὐκ ἔσπειραςouk espeirasG3756 G4687andκαὶkaiG2532gatheringσυνάγωνsunagōnG4863whereὅθενhothenG3606you have not scattered seedοὐ διεσκόρπισας·ou dieskorpisasG3756 G1287.

25SoκαὶkaiG2532I was afraidφοβηθεὶςphobētheisG5399and went outἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andhidἔκρυψαekrupsaG2928yourG4771τὸtoG3588talentτάλαντόνtalantonG5007inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588groundγῇ·gēaG1093.SeeG2400,you haveἔχειςecheisG2192whatτὸtoG3588belongsto youG4674.’

26‘You wickedπονηρὲponēreG4190καὶkaiG2532,lazyὀκνηρέ,oknēreG3636servantδοῦλεdouleG1401δὲdeG1161!’repliedἀποκριθεὶς αὐτοῦ εἶπενapokritheis autou eipenG611 G2036 G846hisαὐτῷ·autōG846ὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962. ‘You knewᾔδειςēdeisG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754I reapθερίζωtherizōG2325whereὅπουhopouG3699I have not sownοὐκ ἔσπειραouk espeiraG3756 G4687andκαὶkaiG2532gatherσυνάγωsunagōG4863whereὅθεν οὐhothen ouG3606 G3756I have not scattered seedδιεσκόρπισα;dieskorpisaG1287.

27ThenοὖνounG3767youσεseG4771shouldἔδειedeiG1163have depositedβαλεῖνbaleinG906myἐγὼegōG1473τὰtaG3588moneyἀργύριάarguriaG694with theτοῖςtoisG3588bankersτραπεζίταις,trapezitaisG5133,andκαὶkaiG2532on my returnἐλθὼν ἐμὸνelthōn emonG1473 G2064I would have receivedἐκομισάμην ἂνekomisamēn anG302 G2865τὸtoG3588it backG1699withσὺνsunG4862interestτόκῳ.tokōG5110.

28ThereforeοὖνounG3767takeἄρατεarateG142theτὸtoG3588talentτάλαντονtalantonG5007fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532giveδότεdoteG1325itto theτῷtōG3588onewho hasἔχοντιechontiG2192τὰtaG3588tenδέκαdekaG1176talentsτάλαντα.talantaG5007.

29ForγὰρgarG1063τῷtōG3588everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956who hasἔχοντιechontiG2192will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325more,andκαὶkaiG2532hewill have an abundanceπερισσευθήσεται·perisseuthēsetaiG4052.ButδὲdeG1161theτοῦtouG3588one whodoes notμὴmēG3361haveἔχοντος,echontosG2192,evenκαὶkaiG2532whatὃhoG3739he hasἔχειecheiG2192will be taken awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

30AndκαὶkaiG2532throwἐκβάλετεekbaleteG1544thatτὸνtonG3588worthlessἀχρεῖονachreionG888servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588outerἐξώτερον·exōteronG1857darknessσκότοςskotosG4655, wherethereἐκεῖekeiG1563will beἔσταιestaiG1510ὁhoG3588weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030ofτῶνtōnG3588teethὀδόντων.¶odontōnG3599.’

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