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| Matthew 25:1 | Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. | "Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. | Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, the friends of the bride, who took their lights, and went out with the purpose of meeting the husband. |
| Matthew 25:2 | And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. | Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. | And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. |
| Matthew 25:3 | They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: | Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them, | For the foolish, when they took their lights, took no oil with them. |
| Matthew 25:4 | But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. | but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. | But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lights. |
| Matthew 25:5 | While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. | Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. | Now the husband was a long time in coming, and they all went to sleep. |
| Matthew 25:6 | And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. | But at midnight there was a cry, 'Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!' | But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him. |
| Matthew 25:7 | Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. | Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. | Then all those virgins got up, and made ready their lights. |
| Matthew 25:8 | And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil: for our lamps are gone out. | The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' | And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out. |
| Matthew 25:9 | 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. | But the wise answered, saying, 'What if there will not be enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.' | But the wise made answer, saying, There may not be enough for us and you; it would be better for you to go to the traders and get oil for yourselves. |
| Matthew 25:10 | And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut. | While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. | And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut. |
| Matthew 25:11 | Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. | Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us.' | After that the other virgins came, saying, Lord, Lord, let us in. |
| Matthew 25:12 | But he answered and said, Verily I say to you, I know you not. | But he answered, 'Most assuredly I tell you, I don't know you.' | But he made answer and said, Truly I say to you, I have no knowledge of you. |
| Matthew 25:13 | Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of man cometh. | Watch therefore, for you don't know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. | Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour. |
| Matthew 25:14 | For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods. | "For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and delivered his goods to them. | For it is as when a man, about to take a journey, got his servants together, and gave them his property. |
| Matthew 25:15 | And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and forthwith took his journey. | To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability, and he went on his journey. | And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to everyone as he was able; and he went on his journey. |
| Matthew 25:16 | Then he that had received the five talents, went and traded with the same, and gained other five talents. | Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. | Straight away he who had been given the five talents went and did trade with them, and made five more. |
| Matthew 25:17 | And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. | In like manner he also who got the two gained another two. | In the same way he who had been given the two got two more. |
| Matthew 25:18 | But he that had received one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. | But he who received the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money. | But he who was given the one went away and put it in a hole in the earth, and kept his lord's money in a secret place. |
| Matthew 25:19 | After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. | Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them. | Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them. |
| Matthew 25:20 | And he that had received five talents, came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst to me five talents: behold, I have gained besides them five talents more. | 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 besides them.' | And he who had the five talents came with his other five talents, saying, Lord, you gave into my care five talents: see, I have got five more. |
| Matthew 25:21 | His lord said to him, Well done thou 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. | 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.' | His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord. |
| Matthew 25:22 | He also that had received two talents came, and said, Lord, thou deliveredst to me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents besides them. | He also who got the two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.' | And he who had the two talents came and said, Lord, you gave into my care two talents: see, I have got two more. |
| Matthew 25:23 | His lord said to 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. | 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.' | His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord. |
| Matthew 25:24 | Then he who had received the one talent came, and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strewed: | He also who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter. | And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work: |
| Matthew 25:25 | And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast what is thine. | I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have your own.' | And I was in fear, and went away, and put your talent in the earth: here is what is yours. |
| Matthew 25:26 | His lord answered and said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not strewed: | 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. | But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work, |
| Matthew 25:27 | Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received my own with interest. | You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest. | Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest? |
| Matthew 25:28 | Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who hath ten talents. | Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents. | Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents. |
| Matthew 25:29 | For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. | For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who has not, even that which he has will be taken away. | For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. |
| Matthew 25:30 | And cast ye the unprofitable servant into utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. | Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.' | And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow. |
| Matthew 25:31 | When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then will he sit upon the throne of his glory: | "But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then will he sit on the throne of his glory. | But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he be seated in his glory: |
| Matthew 25:32 | And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: | Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. | And before him all the nations will come together; and they will be parted one from another, as the sheep are parted from the goats by the keeper. |
| Matthew 25:33 | And he will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. | He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. | And he will put the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. |
| Matthew 25:34 | Then will the King say to them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: | Then the King will tell them on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; | Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was: |
| Matthew 25:35 | For I was hungry, and ye gave me food: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: | 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; | For I was in need of food, and you gave it to me: I was in need of drink, and you gave it to me: I was wandering, and you took me in; |
| Matthew 25:36 | Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came to me. | naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.' | I had no clothing, and you gave it to me: when I was ill, or in prison, you came to me. |
| Matthew 25:37 | Then will the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? | Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? | Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you? |
| Matthew 25:38 | When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? | When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? | And when did we see you wandering, and take you in? or without clothing, and give it to you? |
| Matthew 25:39 | Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came to thee? | When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?' | And when did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you? |
| Matthew 25:40 | And the king will answer and say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me. | The King will answer them, 'Most assuredly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' | And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me. |
| Matthew 25:41 | Then will he say also to them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: | Then will he say also to them on the left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels; | Then will he say to those on the left, Go from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which is ready for the Evil One and his angels: |
| Matthew 25:42 | For I was hungry, and ye gave me no food: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: | for I was hungry, and you didn't give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; | For I was in need of food, and you gave it not to me; I was in need of drink, and you gave it not to me: |
| Matthew 25:43 | 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. | 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.' | I was wandering, and you took me not in; without clothing, and you gave me no clothing; ill, and in prison, and you came not to me. |
| Matthew 25:44 | Then will they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee? | Then will they also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not help you?' | Then will they make answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food or drink, or wandering, or without clothing, or ill, or in prison, and did not take care of you? |
| Matthew 25:45 | Then will he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. | Then will he answer them, saying, 'Most assuredly I tell you, inasmuch as you didn't do it to one of these least, you didn't do it to me.' | Then will he make answer to them, saying, Truly I say to you, Because you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me. |
| Matthew 25:46 | And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. | These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." | And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the upright into eternal life. |
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