Matthew 25

¹ “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. CCC

² Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

³ Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,

⁴ but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

⁵ Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

⁶ But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’

⁷ Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

⁸ The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

⁹ But the wise answered, saying, ‘What if there isn’t enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’

¹⁰ While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.

¹¹ Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’

¹² But he answered, ‘Most certainly I tell you, I don’t know you.’

¹³ Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. CCC

¹⁴ “For it is like a man going into another country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them. CCC · Fathers

¹⁵ To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.

¹⁶ Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

¹⁷ In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.

¹⁸ But he who received the one talent went away and dug in the earth and hid his lord’s money.

¹⁹ “Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and settled accounts with them.

²⁰ He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents in addition to them.’

²¹ “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ CCC · Fathers

²² “He also who got the two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents in addition to them.’ CCC

²³ “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ CCC

²⁴ “He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you didn’t sow, and gathering where you didn’t scatter.

²⁵ I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’

²⁶ “But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter. CCC

²⁷ You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.

²⁸ Take away therefore the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.

²⁹ For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away.

³⁰ Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ CCC

³¹ “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. CCC

³² Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. CCC · Fathers

³³ He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. CCC · Fathers

³⁴ Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; CCC · Fathers

³⁵ for I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you took me in. CCC · Fathers

³⁶ I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me.’ CCC · Fathers

³⁷ “Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink?

³⁸ When did we see you as a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you?

³⁹ When did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’

⁴⁰ “The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ CCC

⁴¹ Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels; CCC · Fathers

⁴² for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;

⁴³ I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’

⁴⁴ “Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn’t help you?’

⁴⁵ “Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’ CCC

⁴⁶ These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” CCC

¹ TThen shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. CCC

² And five of them were foolish and five wise.

³ But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them.

⁴ But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps.

⁵ And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept.

⁶ And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh. Go ye forth 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 The wise answered, saying: Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell and buy for yourselves.

¹⁰ Now whilst 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 But at last came also the other virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us.

¹² But he answering said: Amen I say to you, I know you not.

¹³ Watch ye therefore, because you know not the day nor the hour. CCC

¹⁴ For even as a man going into a far country called his servants and delivered to them his goods; CCC · Fathers

¹⁵ And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to every one according to his proper ability: and immediately he took his journey.

¹⁶ And he that had received the five talents went his way and traded with the same and gained other five.

¹⁷ And in like manner he that had received the two gained other two.

¹⁸ But he that had received the one, going his way, digged into the earth and hid his lord’s money.

¹⁹ But after a long time the lord of those servants came and reckoned with them.

²⁰ And he that had received the five talents coming, brought other five talents, saying: Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents. Behold I have gained other five over and above.

²¹ His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord. CCC · Fathers

²² And he also that had received the two talents came and said: Lord, thou deliveredst two talents to me. Behold I have gained other two. CCC

²³ His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant: because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord. CCC

²⁴ But he that had received the one talent, came and said: Lord, I know that thou art a hard man; thou reapest where thou hast not sown and gatherest where thou hast not strewed.

²⁵ And being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the earth. Behold here thou hast that which is thine.

²⁶ And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not and gather where I have not strewed. CCC

²⁷ Thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers: and at my coming I should have received my own with usury.

²⁸ Take ye away therefore the talent from him and give it him that hath ten talents.

²⁹ For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: but from him that hath not, that also which he seemeth to have shall be taken away.

³⁰ And the unprofitable servant, cast ye out into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. CCC

³¹ And when the Son of man shall come in his majesty, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit upon the seat of his majesty. CCC

³² And all nations shall be gathered together before him: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats: CCC · Fathers

³³ And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left. CCC · Fathers

³⁴ Then shall the king say to them that shall be on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father, possess you the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. CCC · Fathers

³⁵ For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in: CCC · Fathers

³⁶ Naked, and you covered me: sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came to me. CCC · Fathers

³⁷ Then shall the just answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry and fed thee: thirsty and gave thee drink?

³⁸ Or when did we see thee a stranger and took thee in? Or naked and covered thee?

³⁹ Or when did we see thee sick or in prison and came to thee?

⁴⁰ And the king answering shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me. CCC

⁴¹ Then he shall say to them also that shall be on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels. CCC · Fathers

⁴² For I was hungry and you gave me not to eat: I was thirsty and you gave me not to drink.

⁴³ I was a stranger and you took me not in: naked and you covered me not: sick and in prison and you did not visit me.

⁴⁴ Then they also shall answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to thee?

⁴⁵ Then he shall answer them, saying: Amen: I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me. CCC

⁴⁶ And these shall go into everlasting punishment: but the just, into life everlasting. CCC