Revised Version 1895

Matthew 25

1ThenΤότεToteG5119shalltheG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofG932heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772be likened untotenδέκαdekaG1176virginsπαρθένοιςparthenoisG3933,whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748tookλαβοῦσαιlabousaiG2983theirG846lampsλαμπάδαςlampadasG2985,andG3772wentG1831forthἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831toεἰςeisG1519meetὑπάντησινhupantēsinG5222theG3588bridegroomνυμφίου.numphiouG3566.

2AndG2532fiveπέντεpenteG4002ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846wereG1510foolishμωραὶmōraiG3474,andG2532fiveπέντεpenteG4002wereG1510wiseφρόνιμοι·phronimoiG5429.

3ForγὰρgarG1063theG3588foolishμωραὶmōraiG3474,whenG846theyG846tookλαβοῦσαιlabousaiG2983theirG846lampsλαμπάδαςlampadasG2985,tookἔλαβονelabonG2983noοὐκoukG3756oilἔλαιον,elaionG1637withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326themG846:

4butδὲdeG1161theG3588wiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429tookἔλαβονelabonG2983oilἔλαιονelaionG1637inἐνenG1722theirG1438vesselswithμετὰmetaG3326theirG1438lampsλαμπάδωνlampadōnG2985.

5NowδὲdeG1161whileG2532theG3956bridegroomνυμφίουnumphiouG3566tarried,theyG2532allG3956slumberedandG2532slept.

6ButG1161atmidnightΜέσηςMesēsG3319thereG1161is a cry,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,theὁhoG3588bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566!ComeG1831yeforthἐξέρχεσθεexerchestheG1831toεἰςeisG1519meetἀπάντησινapantēsinG529himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

7ThenG2532allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956thoseG3588virginsπαρθένοιparthenoiG3933arose,andG2532trimmedἐκόσμησανekosmēsanG2885theirἑαυτῶν.he'autōnG1438lampsλαμπάδαςlampadasG2985.

8AndG1161theG3588foolishμωραὶmōraiG3474saidG3004untotheG3588wiseφρονίμοιςphronimoisG5429,GiveδότεdoteG1325usG1325ofG1537yourG1325oilἐλαίουelaiouG1637;forὅτιhotiG3754ourG1161lampsλαμπάδεςlampadesG2985aregoingσβέννυνται.¶sbennuntaiG4570outG1537.

9ButG1161theG3588wiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611,sayingλέγουσαι·legousaiG3004, PeradventurethereG1161willG2532notοὐouG3756beG2532enoughἀρκέσῃarkesēG714forG4314usG3004andG2532youG5210:goπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198yeratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123toG4314themG1438thatG3004sellπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453,andG2532buyἀγοράσατεagorasateG59forG4314yourselvesG1438.

10AndG2532whileG846theyG846wentG565awayἀπερχομένωνaperchomenōnG565toG1519buyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59,theG3588bridegroomνυμφίος,numphiosG3566cameἦλθενēlthenG2064;andG2532theyG846thatG846werereadyἕτοιμοιhetoimoiG2092wentG565inG1519withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himG846toG1519theG3588marriageG1062feastγάμους,gamousG1062:andG2532theG3588doorθύρα.thuraG2374wasshutἐκλείσθηekleisthēG2808.

11AfterwardG5305comeἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064alsoκαὶkaiG2532theαἱhaiG3588otherλοιπαὶloipaiG3062virginsπαρθένοιparthenoiG3933,sayingλέγουσαι·legousaiG3004,LordκύριεkurieG2962,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,openἄνοιξονanoixonG455toG3004usG3004.

12ButG1161heG3004answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andG1161saidλέγωlegōG3004, VerilyIG281sayG3004untoyouG5210,IG281knowG1492youG5210notοὐκoukG3756.

13WatchΓρηγορεῖτεGrēgoreiteG1127thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,forὅτιhotiG3754yeknowG1492notοὐκoukG3756theτὴνtēnG3588dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250norοὐδὲoudeG3761theτὴνtēnG3588hourὥρανhōranG5610.

14ForγὰρgarG1063itG846isasὭσπερHōsperG5618whenG2532amanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444, goingintoG3860another country,calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564hisG846ownἰδίουςidiousG2398servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401,andG2532deliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860untothemG846hisG846goods.

15AndG2532untooneἕν,henG1520heG2532gaveG1325fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλαντα,talantaG5007,toG2596anotherG2596twoδύο,duoG1417,toG2596anotherG2596oneG1520;toG2596eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596hisG1325severalabilityδύναμιν·dunaminG1411;andG2532heG2532wentG589onG2596hisG1325journeyG589.

16StraightwayheG2532thatG846receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983theG3588fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007wentπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198andG2532tradedwithἐνenG1722themG846,andG2532madeG4160otherἄλλαallaG243fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsG5007.

17InG1417likemannerὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615he alsothatG243receivedtheG3588twoδύοduoG1417gainedἐκέρδησενekerdēsenG2770otherG243twoδύο.duoG1417.

18ButδὲdeG1161heG2532thatG846receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983theG3588oneἓνhenG1520wentG565awayἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andG2532diggedinG2532theG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093,andG2532hidἔκρυψενekrupsenG2928hisG846lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962moneyἀργύριονargurionG694.

19NowδὲdeG1161afterμετὰmetaG3326alongπολὺνpolunG4183timeχρόνονchrononG5550theὁhoG3588lordκύριοςkuriosG2962ofλόγονlogonG3056thoseτῶνtōnG3588servantsδούλωνdoulōnG1401cometh,andκαὶkaiG2532maketh a reckoningwithμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.

20AndG2532heG2532thatG3004receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983theG3588fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334andG2532broughtπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374otherἄλλαallaG243fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, thou deliveredst untomeG3004fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλαντάtalantaG5007:loἴδεideG2396,IG1473havegainedἐκέρδησαekerdēsaG2770otherἄλλαallaG243fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007.

21HisαὐτῷautōG846lordG2962saidἔφηephēG5346untohimαὐτοῦ·autouG846,WellG2532doneεὖ,euG2095,goodἀγαθὲagatheG18andG2532faithfulπιστέ,pisteG4103servantδοῦλεdouleG1401: thou hastbeenG1510faithfulπιστός,pistosG4103overἐπὶepiG1909aG1510fewὀλίγαoligaG3641thingsG4183,IG2532willG1510setκαταστήσω.katastēsōG2525theeoverἐπὶepiG1909manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183thingsG4183:enterεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525thouintoεἰςeisG1519theG3588joyχαρὰνcharanG5479ofG2962thylordG2962.

22AndG2532heG2532alsoκαὶkaiG2532thatG3004receivedtheG3588twoδύοduoG1417talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007cameΠροσελθὼνProselthōnG4334andG2532saidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, thou deliveredst untomeG3004twoδύοduoG1417talentsτάλαντάtalantaG5007:loἴδεideG2396,IG1473havegainedἐκέρδησαekerdēsaG2770otherἄλλαallaG243twoδύοduoG1417talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007.

23HisαὐτῷautōG846lordG2962saidἔφηephēG5346untohimαὐτοῦ·autouG846,WellG2532doneεὖ,euG2095,goodἀγαθὲagatheG18andG2532faithfulπιστέ,pisteG4103servantδοῦλεdouleG1401; thou hastbeenG1510faithfulπιστός,pistosG4103overἐπὶepiG1909aG1510fewὀλίγαoligaG3641thingsG4183,IG2532willG1510setκαταστήσω.katastēsōG2525theeoverἐπὶepiG1909manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183thingsG4183:enterεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525thouintoεἰςeisG1519theG3588joyχαρὰνcharanG5479ofG2962thylordG2962.

24AndG2532heG2532alsoG2532thatG3754hadεἶeiG1510receivedεἰληφὼςeilēphōsG2983theG3588oneἓνhenG1520talentτάλαντονtalantonG5007cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334andG2532saidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,IG2532knewἔγνωνegnōnG1097theethatG3754thou art ahardσκληρὸςsklērosG4642manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444,reapingθερίζωνtherizōnG2325whereὅπουhopouG3699thou didstnotοὐκoukG3756sowἔσπειραςespeirasG4687,andG2532gatheringσυνάγωνsunagōnG4863whereG3699thou didstnotοὐouG3756scatterδιεσκόρπισας·dieskorpisasG1287:

25andG2532IG2532wasafraidφοβηθεὶςphobētheisG5399,andG2532wentG565awayἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andG2532hidἔκρυψαekrupsaG2928thytalentτάλαντόνtalantonG5007inἐνenG1722theG3588earthγῇ·gēaG1093:loἴδεideG2396, thou hast thine own.

26ButδὲdeG1161hisαὐτοῦautouG846lordκύριοςkuriosG2962answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andG2532saidG3004untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846, ThouwickedπονηρὲponēreG4190andG2532slothfulservantδοῦλεdouleG1401, thou knewestthatὅτιhotiG3754IG2532reapθερίζωtherizōG2325whereὅπουhopouG3699IG2532sowedἔσπειραespeiraG4687notοὐκoukG3756,andG2532gatherσυνάγωsunagōG4863whereG3699IG2532didᾔδειςēdeisG1492notοὐouG3756scatterδιεσκόρπισα;dieskorpisaG1287;

27thou oughtestthereforeοὖνounG3767toG2064haveputβαλεῖνbaleinG906myG1699moneyἀργύριάarguriaG694toG2064theG3588bankers,andκαὶkaiG2532atmyG1699comingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064IG1473shouldἔδειedeiG1163havereceivedG2865backG2865mineG1699ownG1699withσὺνsunG4862interestτόκῳ.tokōG5110.

28TakeἄρατεarateG142yeawayG142thereforeοὖνounG3767theG3588talentτάλαντονtalantonG5007fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himG846,andκαὶkaiG2532giveδότεdoteG1325itG846untohimG846thatG846haththeG3588tenδέκαdekaG1176talentsτάλαντα.talantaG5007.

29ForγὰρgarG1063untoeveryπαντὶpantiG3956oneG3739thatG3739hathshallG2532beG2532givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325,andG2532heG2532shallG2532haveabundanceπερισσευθήσεται·perisseuthēsetaiG4052:butδὲdeG1161fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ.autouG846thatG3739hathnotμὴmēG3361,evenG2532thatG3739whichG3739heG2532hathshallG2532beG2532takenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142.

30AndG2532castἐκβάλετεekbaleteG1544yeoutG1544theG3588unprofitableservantδοῦλονdoulonG1401intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588outerἐξώτερον·exōteronG1857darknessσκότοςskotosG4655:thereἐκεῖekeiG1563shallG2532beἔσταιestaiG1510theG3588weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805andG2532gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030ofG1401teethὀδόντων.¶odontōnG3599.

31ButδὲdeG1161whenὍτανHotanG3752theG3956SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444shallG444comeἔλθῃelthēG2064inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391,andG2532allG3956theG3956angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦ,autouG846,thenG2532shallG444heG2532sitκαθίσειkathiseiG2523onἐπὶepiG1909theG3956throneθρόνουthronouG2362ofG5207hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391:

32andG2532beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715himαὐτοῦautouG846shallG2532beG2532gatheredσυναχθήσονταιsunachthēsontaiG4863allG3956theG3956nationsἔθνη,ethnēG1484:andG2532heG2532shallG2532separateG873themαὐτοὺςautousG846oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575anotherG240,asὥσπερhōsperG5618theG3956shepherdποιμὴνpoimēnG4166separateththeG3956sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263fromἀπὸapoG575theG3956goatsἐρίφων,eriphōnG2056:

33andG2532heG2532shallG2532setστήσειstēseiG2476theG3588sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263onἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188,butδὲdeG1161theG3588goatsἐρίφιαeriphiaG2055onἐξexG1537theG3588leftεὐωνύμων.¶euōnumōnG2176.

34ThenΤότεToteG5119shalltheG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935sayG3004untothemG846onG1537hisG846rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188,ComeδεῦτεdeuteG1205, yeblessedεὐλογημένοιeulogēmenoiG2127ofG1537myG2090FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962,inheritκληρονομήσατεklēronomēsateG2816theG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932preparedG2090forG575youG5210fromG575theG3588foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602ofG1537theG3588worldκόσμου.kosmouG2889:

35forγὰρgarG1063IG1473wasG1510anG1510hungred,andG2532yegaveG1325meG1325meat:IG1473wasG1510thirstyἐδίψησαedipsēsaG1372,andG2532yegaveG1325meG1325drinkἐποτίσατέepotisateG4222:IG1473wasG1510aG1510strangerξένοςxenosG3581,andG2532ye tookmeG1325inG2532;

36nakedγυμνὸςgumnosG1131,andκαὶkaiG2532yeclothedπεριεβάλετέperiebaleteG4016meG1473:IG1473wasG1510sickἠσθένησαēsthenēsaG770,andκαὶkaiG2532ye visitedmeG1473:IG1473wasG1510inἐνenG1722prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,andκαὶkaiG2532yecameἤλθατεēlthateG2064untomeG1473.

37ThenG2532shallG1342theοἱhoiG3588righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342answerἀποκριθήσονταιapokrithēsontaiG611himαὐτῷautōG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whenG2532sawG3708weG2532theeanG2228hungred,andG2532fedἐθρέψαμενethrepsamenG5142thee?orG2228athirst,andG2532gaveG4222theedrinkἐποτίσαμεν;epotisamenG4222?

38AndG2532whenG2532sawG3708weG2532thee astrangerξένονxenonG3581,andG2532took theeinG2532?orἢēG2228nakedγυμνὸνgumnonG1131,andG2532clothedπεριεβάλομεν;periebalomenG4016thee?

39AndG2532whenG2532sawG3708weG2532theesickἀσθενοῦνταasthenountaG770,orἢēG2228inἐνenG1722prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,andG2532cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064unto thee?

40AndG2532theG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935shallG3778answerἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andG2532sayλέγωlegōG3004untothemG846, VerilyIἐμοὶemoiG1473sayG3004untoyouG5210, InasmuchasὅσονhosonG3745yedidG4160itG846untooneἑνὶheniG1520ofG1520theseG3778myG4160brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80,evenG2532theseG3778leastἐλαχίστων,elachistōnG1646, yedidG4160itG846untomeG3004.

41ThenG2532shallG2532heG2532sayG3004alsoG2532untothemG846onG1519theG3588leftεὐωνύμων·euōnumōnG2176hand,DepartπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575meG3004, yecursedκατηραμένοιkatēramenoiG2672,intoG1519theG3588eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166fireπῦρpurG4442whichG3588ispreparedἡτοιμασμένονhētoimasmenonG2090forG1519theG3588devilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228andG2532hisG846angelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32:

42forγὰρgarG1063IG1473wasanG1325hungred,andκαὶkaiG2532yegaveG1325meG1325noοὐκoukG3756meat:IG1473wasthirstyἐδίψησαedipsēsaG1372,andκαὶkaiG2532yegaveG1325meG1325noοὐκoukG3756drinkἐποτίσατέepotisateG4222:

43IG1473wasG1510aG1510strangerξένοςxenosG3581,andκαὶkaiG2532ye tookmeG1473notοὐouG3756inG1722;nakedγυμνὸςgumnosG1131,andκαὶkaiG2532yeclothedπεριεβάλετέperiebaleteG4016meG1473notοὐouG3756;sickἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772,andκαὶkaiG2532inG1722prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,andκαὶkaiG2532ye visitedmeG1473notοὐκoukG3756.

44ThenG2532shallG2532theyαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoG2532answerἀποκριθήσονταιapokrithēsontaiG611,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whenG2532sawG3708weG2532theeanG2228hungred,orG2228athirst,orG2228astrangerξένονxenonG3581,orG2228nakedγυμνὸνgumnonG1131,orG2228sickἀσθενῆasthenēG772,orG2228inἐνenG1722prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,andG2532didG3708notοὐouG3756ministerδιηκονήσαμένdiēkonēsamenG1247unto thee?

45ThenΤότεToteG5119shallG3778heG846answerἀποκριθήσεταιapokrithēsetaiG611themG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, VerilyIἐμοὶemoiG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210, InasmuchasὅσονhosonG3745yedidἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160itG846notG3756untooneἑνὶheniG1520ofG1520theseG3778leastἐλαχίστων,elachistōnG1646, yedidἐποιήσατε.epoiēsateG4160itG846notG3756untomeG3004.

46AndκαὶkaiG2532theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778shallG1342goἀπελεύσονταιapeleusontaiG565awayG565intoεἰςeisG1519eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166punishmentκόλασινkolasinG2851:butδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342intoεἰςeisG1519eternalαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

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