Matthew 25:26-46

26“But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed. 27Then you ought to have put my money 1in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. 28Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’

29“2For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. 30Throw out the worthless slave into 3the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

31“But when 4the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then 5He will sit on His glorious throne. 32All the nations will be 6gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, 7as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33and He will put the sheep 8on His right, and the goats 9on the left.

34“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, 10inherit the kingdom prepared for you 11from the foundation of the world. 35For 12I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; 13I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 3614naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you 15visited Me; 16I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ 37Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 38And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 4017The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, 18to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

41“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘19Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the 20eternal fire which has been prepared for 21the devil and his angels; 42for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ 44Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not 22take care of You?’ 45Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46These will go away into 23eternal punishment, but the righteous into 24eternal life.”