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shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their
lamps, and went forth to meet the 1bridegroom.
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And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. |
3 | They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: |
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But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. |
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bridegroom tarried, they all 1slumbered and slept.
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And at midnight there was a 1cry made, Behold, the
bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
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Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their
1lamps.
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8 | And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. |
9 | But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but 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 1shut.
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11 | Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. |
12 | But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. |
13 | 1Watch therefore,
for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
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14 | For the kingdom of heaven
is as a man travelling into a 1far country, who called his own servants, and
delivered unto them his goods.
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15 | And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one;
to every man 1according to his several ability; and straightway took his
journey.
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16 | Then he that
had received the five talents went and traded with the 1same, and made them
other five talents.
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17 | And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. |
18 | But he that had received one went
and digged in the earth, and 1hid his lord's money.
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After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. |
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And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. |
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His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and
faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee
1ruler over many things: enter thou into the 2joy of thy lord.
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22 | He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. |
23 | His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. |
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Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: |
25 | And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. |
26 | His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: |
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Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers,
and then at my coming I should have received mine own with 1usury.
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28 | Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. |
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For unto every one that 1hath shall be given, and
he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even
that which he hath.
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And 1cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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31 | When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy 1angels
with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
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32 | And 1before him shall be gathered all
nations: and he shall 2separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth
his sheep from the goats:
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And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. |
34 | Then shall the
King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, 1inherit
the kingdom 2prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
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For I was an 1hungred, and ye gave me
meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a 2stranger, and ye took me
in:
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36 | 1Naked, and ye
clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in 2prison, and ye came unto
me.
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37 | Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? |
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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 unto thee? |
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And the King shall answer and say unto them,
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have 1done it unto one of the least of
these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
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41 | Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand,
1Depart from me, ye cursed, into 2everlasting fire, 3prepared for the devil and
his angels:
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42 | For I was an hungred, 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 an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? |
45 | Then shall
he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, 1Inasmuch as ye did it not to one
of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
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46 | And these shall go away into 1everlasting punishment:
but the righteous into 2life eternal.
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