Matthew 25:26-46

26“But his master answered and said to him, ‘You 1worthless, lazy slave! Did you know that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter seed? 27Then you ought to have 2put my money in the bank, and 3on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. 28Therefore: take the talent away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’

29“4For 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. 30And throw the worthless slave into 5the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

31“But when 6the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then 7He will sit on His glorious throne. 32And all the nations will be 8gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, 9just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33and He will put the sheep 10on His right, but the goats 11on the left.

34“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, 12inherit the kingdom prepared for you 13from the foundation of the world. 35For 14I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; 15I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 3616naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you 17visited Me; 18I 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 as a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40And 19the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, 20to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of Mine, you did it for Me.’

41“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘21Depart from Me, you accursed people, into the 22eternal fire which has been prepared for 23the 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 as a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not 24take care of You?’ 45Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for Me, either.’ 46These will go away into 25eternal punishment, but the righteous into 26eternal life.”