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¹ Then, will the kingdom of the heavens become like unto, ten virgins, who, taking their torches, went forth to meet the bridegroom.² Now, five of them, were foolish, and, five, prudent.³ For, the foolish - though they took, their torches, took not with them, oil:⁴ But, the prudent, took oil in their vessels, with their torches.⁵ Now, the bridegroom, delaying, they all became drowsy, and were sleeping.⁶ And, at midnight, an outcry hath been made - Lo! the bridegroom! Be going forth to meet him!⁷ Then, arose all those virgins, and trimmed their torches.⁸ And, the foolish, unto the prudent, said - Give us of your oil, because, our torches, are going out.⁹ But the prudent, answered, saying - Lest once, by any means, there be not enough for us and you, be going rather unto them that sell, and buy for yourselves¹⁰ But, as they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came; and, they who were ready, went in with him, into the marriage-feast, and, the door was locked.¹¹ But, afterwards, came the other virgins also, saying - Lord! Lord! open unto us!¹² And, he, answering, said - Verily, I say unto you, I know you not.¹³ Be watching, therefore, because ye know, neither the day nor the hour.

¹⁴ For it is, just as a man, who, going from home, called his own servants, and delivered up to them his substance;¹⁵ And, to one, indeed, gave he five talents, and, to another, two, and, to another, one, - to each according to his particular ability, and went from home.¹⁶ Straightway, he who, the five talents, had received, went and traded with them, and gained other five:¹⁷ Likewise, he of the two, gained other two:¹⁸ But, he who the one had received, went away, and digged up ground, and hid the silver of his lord.¹⁹ And, after a long time, cometh the lord of those servants, and reckoneth with them.²⁰ And he who the five talents had received, coming forward, brought other five talents, saying, - Lord! five talents, to me, thou didst deliver up: See! other five talents, I gained.²¹ His lord said unto him - Well-done! good and faithful servant, - Over a few things wast thou faithful, over many things, will I appoint thee: Enter into the joy of thy lord.²² He also of the two talents, coming forward, said - Lord! two talents, to me, didst thou deliver up: See! other two talents, I gained.²³ His lord said unto him - Well-done! good and faithful servant, - Over a few things, wast thou faithful, over many things, will I appoint thee: Enter into the joy of thy lord.²⁴ But he also who, the one talent, had received, coming forward, said - Lord I knew thee, that thou art a, hard, man, reaping, where thou hast not sown, - and gathering, whence thou hast not winnowed;²⁵ And, overcome with fear, I went away, and hid thy talent in the ground: See! thou hast what is thine!²⁶ And his lord, answering, said unto him - O wicked servant, and cowardly, knewest thou that I reap, where I have not sown, and gather, whence I have not winnowed?²⁷ It was binding on thee, therefore, to cast my silver into the money-changers, - and, I, when I, came, might have obtained what was mine, with interest.²⁸ Therefore take away, from him, the talent, and give unto him that hath the ten talents;²⁹ For, to every one that hath, shall be given, and he shall be made to abound; but, from him that hath not, even what he hath, shall be taken away from him:³⁰ And, the unprofitable servant, cast ye forth into the darkness, outside: There, shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

³¹ But, whensoever the Son of Man shall come in his glory, and all the messengers with him, then will he sit on his throne of glory;³² And there will be gathered before him, all the nations, and he will separate them one from another, just as, the shepherd! separateth the sheep from the goats, - ³³ And he will set, the sheep, indeed, on his right hand, but, the goats, on the left.³⁴ Then, will the king say to those on his right hand: Come ye, the blessed of my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;³⁵ For I hungered, and ye gave me to eat, I thirsted, and ye gave me drink, a stranger, was I, and ye took me home,³⁶ Naked, and ye clothed me, sick, and ye visited me, in prison, was I, and ye came unto me.³⁷ Then, will the righteous answer him, saying: Lord! when, saw we thee - hungry, and fed thee, or thirsty, and gave thee drink?³⁸ And, when, saw we thee - a stranger, and took thee home, or naked, and clothed thee?³⁹ And, when, saw we thee - sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?⁴⁰ And, answering, the king will say unto them: Verily, I say unto you - Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my least brethren, unto me, ye did it.⁴¹ Then, will he say unto those also, on his left hand: Depart ye from me, accursed ones! Into the age-abiding fire, which hath been prepared for the adversary and his messengers;⁴² For I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat, and I was thirsty, and ye gave me not to drink,⁴³ A stranger, was I, and ye took me not home, naked, and ye clothed me not, sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.⁴⁴ Then, will, they also, answer, saying: Lord! when saw we thee - hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and ministered not unto thee?⁴⁵ Then, will he answer them, saying: Verily, I say unto you - Inasmuch as ye did it not, unto one of these least, neither unto me, did ye it.⁴⁶ And, these, shall go away, into, age-abiding, correction, but, the righteous, into, age-abiding, life.