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¹ Then shal the kyngdome of heauen be like vnto ten virgins, which toke their lapes, and wente forth to mete the brydegome.² But fyue of them were foolish, and fyue were wyse.³ The foolish toke their lapes, neuertheles they toke none oyle with them.⁴ But the wyse toke oyle in their vessels with their lampes.⁵ Now whyle the brydegrome taried, they slombred all and slepte.⁶ But at mydnight there was a crye made: Beholde, the brydegrome commeth, go youre waye out for to mete him.⁷ Then all those virgins arose, and prepared their lampes.⁸ But the foolish sayde vnto the wyse: geue vs of youre oyle, for oure lapes are gone out.⁹ Then answered the wyse, and sayde: Not so, lest there be not ynough for vs and you, but go rather vnto them that sell, and bye for youre selues.¹⁰ And whyle they wente to bye, the brydegrome came: and they that were readye, wente in with him vnto the mariage, and the gate was shut vp.¹¹ At ye last came ye other virgins also, and sayde: LORDE LORDE, opo vnto vs.¹² But he answered, and sayde: Verely I saye vnto you: I knowe you not.¹³ Watch ye therfore, for ye knowe nether the daye ner yet the houre, whan ye sonne of man shal come.

¹⁴ Like wyse as a certayne ma ready to take his iourney into a straunge countre, called his seruautes, and delyuered his goodes vnto the.¹⁵ And vnto one he gaue fyue talentes, to another two, and to another one: vnto euery man after his abilyte, and straight waye departed.¹⁶ Then he that had receaued the fyue talentes, wente and occupied with the same, and wanne other fyue talentes.¹⁷ Likewyse he yt receaued two talentes, wane other two also.¹⁸ But he that receaued ye one wente and dygged a pyt in the earth, and hyd his lordes money.¹⁹ After a longe season the lorde of those seruauntes came, and rekened with them.²⁰ Then came he that had receaued fyue talentes, and brought other fyue talentes, and sayde: Syr, thou delyuerdst vnto me fyue talentes:Beholde, with them haue I wonne fyue taletes mo.²¹ Then sayde his lorde vnto hi: wel thou good & faithfull seruaunt, thou hast bene faithfull ouer litle, I wil set the ouer moch: entre thou in to the ioye of thy lorde.²² The came he also that had receaued two talentes, and sayde: Syr, thou delyuerdst vnto me two talentes: Beholde, I haue wonne two other taletes with the.²³ His lorde sayde vnto him: Wel thou good and faithfull seruaut, thou hast bene faithfull ouer litle, I wil set the ouer moch: entre thou in to the ioye of thy lorde.²⁴ Then he that had receaued the one talet, came and sayde: Syr, I knew that thou art an hard man: thou reapest where thou hast not sowen, and gatherest where thou hast not strowed,²⁵ and so I was afrayed, and wete and hyd thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast thine owne.²⁶ But his lorde answered, and sayde vnto him: Thou euell and slouthfull seruaunt, knewest thou that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I strawed not?²⁷ Thou shuldest therfore haue had my money to the chaungers, and then at my commynge shulde I haue receaued myne owne with vauntage.²⁸ Therfore take the talent fro him, and geue it vnto him that hath ten talentes.²⁹ For who so hath, to him shalbe geuen, and he shal haue abundaunce. But who so hath not, fro him shalbe take awaye euen that he hath.³⁰ And cast the vnprofitable seruaunt in to vtter darcknes: there shalbe waylinge and gnasshinge of teth.

³¹ But whan the sonne of man shal come in his glory, and all holy angels with him, then shal he syt vpon the seate of his glory.³² And all people shalbe gathered before him: and he shal separate them one from another as a shepherde deuydeth the shepe from ye goates.³³ And he shal set ye shepe on his right honde, and the goates on the lefte.³⁴ Then shal the kynge saye vnto them that shalbe on his right honde: Come hither ye blessed of my father, inheret ye ye kingdome, which is prepared for you from the begynnynge of the worlde.³⁵ For I was hongrie, and ye gaue me meate: I was thirstie, and ye gaue me drynke: I was harbourlesse, and ye lodged me:³⁶ I was naked, & ye clothed me: I was sicke, and ye vysited me: I was in preson, and ye came vnto me.³⁷ Then shal the righteous answere him, & saye: LORDE, whe sawe we the hogrie, and fed the? Or thirstie, and gaue the drynke?³⁸ When sawe we the herbourlesse, and lodged the? Or naked, and clothed ye?³⁹ Or whe sawe we ye sicke or in preson, and came vnto the?⁴⁰ And the kynge shal answer and saye vnto them: Verely I saye vnto you: Loke what ye haue done vnto one of the least of these my brethren, the same haue ye done vnto me.⁴¹ Then shal he saye also vnto them that shalbe on the left hande: Departe fro me ye cursed in to the euerlastinge fyre, which is prepared for the deuell and his angels.⁴² For I was hogrie, and ye gaue me no meate: I was thirstye, and ye gaue me no drynke:⁴³ I was herbourlesse, and ye lodged me not: I was naked, and ye clothed me not: I was sicke and in preson, and ye vysited me not.⁴⁴ Then shal they also answere hi, and saye: LORDE, when sawe we the hogrie, or thyrstie, or herbourlesse, or naked, or sicke, or in preson, and haue not mynistred vnto the?⁴⁵ The shal he answere them, and saye: Verely I saye vnto you: Loke what ye haue not done vnto one of the leest of these, the same haue ye not done vnto me.⁴⁶ And these shal go in to euerlastinge payne, but the righteous in to euerlastinge life.