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¹ Then shall the kyngdome of heauen be lykened vnto ten virgins, which toke their lampes, and went to meete the brydegrome.² But fyue of them were foolyshe, and fyue were wyse.³ They that were foolyshe, toke their lampes, but toke none oyle with them:⁴ But the wise, toke oyle in their vessels, with their lampes also.⁵ Whyle the brydegrome taryed, they all slumbred and slept.⁶ And euen at mydnyght, there was a crye made: beholde, the brydegrome commeth, go out to meete hym.⁷ Then all those virgins arose, and prepared their lampes.⁸ So the foolyshe sayde vnto the wyse: geue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are gone out.⁹ But the wyse aunswered, saying: [not so] lest there be not inough for vs & you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and bye for your selues.¹⁰ And whyle they went to bye, the brydegome came: and they that were redy, went in with hym, to ye maryage, and the gate was shut vp.¹¹ Afterwarde came also the other virgins, saying: Lorde, Lorde, open to vs.¹² But he aunswered and sayde: veryly I say vnto you, I knowe you not.¹³ Watch therfore, for ye knowe neither the day, nor yet the houre, wherin the sonne of man shall come.

¹⁴ Lykewyse, as a [certayne] man, redy to take his iourney into a straunge countrey, called his owne seruauntes, and delyuered vnto them his goodes.¹⁵ And vnto one, he gaue fyue talentes, to another two, and to another one: to euery man after his habilitie, & strayght way departed.¹⁶ Then he that had receaued the fyue talentes, went, and occupyed with the same, & made [them] other fyue talentes.¹⁷ And lykewyse, he [that receaued] two: he also gayned other two.¹⁸ But he that receaued that one, went and digged in the earth, and hyd his Lordes money.¹⁹ After a long season, the Lorde of those seruauntes commeth, and reckeneth with them.²⁰ And so, he that had receaued fyue talentes, came, and brought other fyue talentes, saying: Lorde, thou delyueredst vnto me fyue talentes, beholde, I haue gayned with them fyue talentes mo.²¹ His Lorde saide vnto him: Well done, thou good and faythfull seruaut. Thou hast ben faythfull ouer fewe thynges, I wyll make thee ruler ouer manye thynges: enter thou into the ioy of thy Lorde.²² He also that had receaued two talentes, came, and sayde: Lorde thou delyueredst vnto me two talentes, beholde, I haue wonne two other taletes with them.²³ His Lorde saide vnto him? Well done, good and faithfull seruaunt. Thou hast ben faythfull ouer fewe thinges, I wyl make thee ruler ouer many thynges: enter thou into the ioy of thy Lorde. ²⁴ Then he which had receaued the one talent, came, and saide: Lorde I knew thee, that thou art an harde man, reapyng where thou hast not sowen, & gatheryng where thou hast not strowed.²⁵ And [therfore] was I afrayde, & went and hid thy talent in the earth: loe, there thou hast that thyne is.²⁶ His Lorde aunswered, and sayde vnto hym: Thou euyll and slouthfull seruaut, thou knewest that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I haue not strowed,²⁷ Thou oughtest therfore to haue delyuered my money to the exchaungers, and then at my commyng shoulde I haue receaued myne owne with vauntage.²⁸ Take therfore the talent from hym, and geue it vnto hym whiche hath ten talentes.²⁹ For vnto euery one that hath, shalbe geuen, and he shall haue aboundaunce: But he that hath not, from hym shalbe taken away, euen that which he hath.³⁰ And cast the vnprofitable seruaunt into vtter darknesse, there shalbe wepyng, and gnasshyng of teeth.

³¹ When the sonne of man shall come in his glorie, and all the holy Angels with hym, then shall he sitte vpon the throne of his glorie.³² And before hym shalbe gathered all nations: and he shall seperate them one from another, as a shephearde deuideth his sheepe from the goates.³³ And he shall set the sheepe on his right hande, but the goates on the lefte.³⁴ Then shall the king say vnto them on his right hande: Come ye blessed of my father, inherite the kyngdome, prepared for you from the foundation of the worlde.³⁵ For I was an hungred, and ye gaue me meate: I was thirstie, and ye gaue me drynke: I was harbourlesse, and ye toke me in:³⁶ Naked, and ye clothed me: Sicke, and ye visited me: I was in pryson, and ye came vnto me.³⁷ Then shall the ryghteous aunswere hym, saying: Lorde, when sawe we thee an hungred, & fedde thee? or thirstie and gaue thee drynke?³⁸ When sawe we thee harbourlesse, and toke thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?³⁹ Or when sawe we thee sicke, or in prison, and came vnto thee?⁴⁰ And the kyng shall aunswere, and say vnto them: Ueryly I say vnto you, in as much as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethren, ye haue done [it] vnto me.⁴¹ Then shall he saye vnto them on the left hande: Depart from me ye cursed into euerlasting fire, which is prepared for the deuyll and his angels.⁴² For I was an hungred, and ye gaue me no meate: I was thirstie, and ye gaue me no drynke.⁴³ I was harbourlesse, and ye toke me not in: I was naked, and ye clothed me not: I was sicke, and in prison, and ye visited me not.⁴⁴ Then shall they also aunswere hym, saying: Lorde, when sawe we thee an hungred, or a thirste, or harbourlesse, or naked, or sicke, or in pryson, and did not minister vnto thee?⁴⁵ Then shall he aunswere them, saying: Ueryly I say vnto you, in as much as ye dyd it not to one of the least of these, ye dyd it not to me.⁴⁶ And these shall go into euerlastyng payne: the ryghteous into lyfe eternall.