Matthew 25:1-46

Wesley^{(i) 1} Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like ten virgins, who taking their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom. ² But five of them were wise, and five were foolish. ³ They that were foolish, taking their lamps, took not oil with them. ⁴ But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. ⁵ While the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. ⁶ But at midnight there was a cry, Behold the bridegroom cometh: come ye out to meet him. ⁷ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. ⁸ And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. ⁹ But the wise answered, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. ¹⁰ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage; and the door was shut. ¹¹ Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. ¹² But he answering said, Verily I say to you, I know you not. ¹³ Watch therefore; for ye know not the day nor the hour. ¹⁴ For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his servants, and delivered to them his goods. ¹⁵ And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, according to his own ability, and immediately took his journey. ¹⁶ Then he who had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and made them other five talents. ¹⁷ And likewise he that had received the two, he also gained other two. ¹⁸ But he that had received one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's mony. ¹⁹ After a long time, the lord of those servants cometh and reckoneth with them. ²⁰ And he that had received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Sir, thou deliveredst to me five talents; behold I have gained to them five talents more. ²¹ His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things; I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²² He also that had received two talents came and said, Sir, thou deliveredst to me two talents; behold I have gained to them two other talents. ²³ His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things: I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²⁴ Then he that had received the one talent came and said, Sir, I knew that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sown, and gathering whence thou hadst not scattered. ²⁵ And being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast what is thine. ²⁶ His lord answering said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather whence I had not scattered? ²⁷ Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received my own with interest. ²⁸ Take therefore the talent from him, and give it him who hath ten talents. ²⁹ For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, shall be taken away even what he hath. ³⁰ And cast ye the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ³¹ When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory. ³² And all nations shall be gathered before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats. ³³ And he will set the sheep on his right-hand, and the goats on the left. ³⁴ Then shall the king say to them on his right-hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you, from the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry, and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: ³⁶ I was a stranger, and ye took me in; Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me. ³⁷ Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? Or thirsty, and gave thee drink? ³⁸ When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? Or naked, and clothed thee? ³⁹ Or when saw we thee sick or in prison, and came to thee? ⁴⁰ And the king shall answer and say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me. ⁴¹ Then shall he say also to them on his left-hand, Depart from me, ye cursed into the everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. ⁴² For I was hungry, and ye gave me no meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: ⁴³ I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick and in prison, and ye visited me not. ⁴⁴ Then shall they also answer him saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not micister to thee? ⁴⁵ Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it oot to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. ⁴⁶ And these shall go away into everlasting punishment; but the righteous into life everlasting.