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Matthew 25:2-15

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.

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