Matthew 25:1-30

1Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be made like to ten virgins that having taken their torches, went forth to meet the bridegroom.

2And five of them were prudent and five foolish.

3They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;

4but the prudent took oil in their vessels with their torches.

5Now the bridegroom tarrying, they all grew heavy and slept.

6But in [the] middle of [the] night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom; go forth to meet him.

7Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their torches.

8And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.

9But the prudent answered saying, [We cannot,] lest it might not suffice for us and for you. Go rather to those that sell, and buy for yourselves.

10But as they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the [ones that were] ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.

11Afterwards come also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us;

12but he answering said, Verily I say unto you, I do not know you.

13Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.

14For [it is] as [if] a man going away out of a country called his own bondmen and delivered to them his substance.

15And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country.

16And he that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents.

17In like manner also he that [had received] the two, [he also] gained two others.

18But he that had received the one went and dug in the earth, and hid the money of his lord.

19And after a long time the lord of those bondmen comes and reckons with them.

20And he that had received the five talents came to [him] and brought five other talents, saying, [My] lord, thou deliveredst me five talents; behold, I have gained five other talents besides them.

21His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord.

22And he also that had received the two talents came to [him] and said, [My] lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them.

23His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

24And he also that had received the one talent coming to [him] said, [My] lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sowed, and gathering from where thou hadst not scattered,

25and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine.

26And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered;

27thou oughtest then to have put my money to the money-changers, and when I came I should have got what is mine with interest.

28Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that has the ten talents:

29for to every one that has shall be given, and he shall be in abundance; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him.

30And cast out the useless bondman into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.