Thematic Bible

Matthew 25:1

Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who having taken their lanterns, went forth to the meeting of the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:2

And five of them were discerning, and five foolish.

Matthew 25:3

Those foolish having taken their lanterns, took no oil with them.

Matthew 25:4

And the discerning took oil in their vessels with their lanterns.

Matthew 25:5

And the bridegroom delaying, they all slumbered and slept.

Matthew 25:6

And in the middle of the night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go ye forth to his meeting.

Matthew 25:7

Then all these virgins were aroused, and put their lanterns in order.

Matthew 25:8

And the foolish said to the discerning, Give us of your oil; for our lights are quenched.

Matthew 25:9

And the discerning answered, saying, Lest it should not suffice us and you: but go ye rather to those selling, and buy for yourselves.

Matthew 25:10

And they, going to buy, the bridegroom came; and they prepared, went in with him to the nuptials; and the door was locked.

Matthew 25:11

And afterwards came also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

Matthew 25:12

And he having answered said, Truly I say to you, I know you not.

Matthew 25:13

Watch, therefore, for ye know not the day, neither the hour, in which the Son of man comes.

Matthew 25:14

For as a man going abroad, called his own servants, and delivered them his possessions:

Matthew 25:15

And to one he truly gave five talents, and to one, two, and to one, one; to each according to his own power; and he quickly went abroad.

Matthew 25:16

And he having received five talents, having gone, worked with them, and he made other five talents.

Matthew 25:17

Likewise he having the two also, gained he also other two.

Matthew 25:18

And he having received one, having departed, dug in the earth, and concealed his lord's silver.

Matthew 25:19

And after much time the lord of these servants comes, and lifts up the word with them.

Matthew 25:20

And he having received the five talents, having come near, brought the other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst me five talents: and I have gained other five talents.

Matthew 25:21

And his lord said to him, Well, good and faithful servant: thou west faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many; enter into the joy of thy lord.

Matthew 25:22

And he also having received the two talents, having come near said, Lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; see, I gained two other talents to them.

Matthew 25:23

His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many; enter into the joy of thy lord.

Matthew 25:24

And he also having received one talent, having come near, said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou sowedst not, and gathering where thou scatteredst not:

Matthew 25:25

And having been afraid, having gone away, I concealed thy talent in the earth; see, thou hast thine own.

Matthew 25:26

And his lord having answered, said to him, O evil and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I scattered not:

Matthew 25:27

Thou therefore oughtest to have cast my silver to the money changers, and I having come, had received mine own, with interest

Matthew 25:28

Therefore take the talent away from him, and give him having ten talents.

Matthew 25:29

For to every one having shall be given, and he shall be in abundance: and from him not having, also what he has shall be taken away from him.

Matthew 25:30

And cast ye the useless servant into darkness without; weeping shall be there, and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 25:31

And when the Son of man should come in his glory, and all his holy messengers with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

Matthew 25:32

And all nations shall be gathered together before him, and he shall separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the kids: .

Matthew 25:33

And he shall set the sheep from his right, and the kids from his left.

Matthew 25:34

Then shall the king say to them from his right, Come, the praised of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Matthew 25:35

For I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me to drink: I was a stranger, and ye brought me in:

Matthew 25:36

Naked, and ye put around me: I was sick, and ye reviewed me: I was in prison, and ye came to me.

Matthew 25:37

Then shall the just answer him saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, and nourished or thirsting, and gave to drink

Matthew 25:38

And when saw we thee a stranger, and brought in or naked, and put around

Matthew 25:39

And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came to thee?

Matthew 25:40

And the king having answered, will say to them, Trull I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did to one of the least of my brethren, ye did to me.

Matthew 25:41

Then shall he say to them from the left, Go away from me, the cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his messengers:

Matthew 25:42

For I was hungry, and ye gave me not to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;

Matthew 25:43

I was a stranger and ye brought me not in; naked, and ye put not around me; sick, and in prison, and ye took not a view of me.

Matthew 25:44

Then shall they answer him, they also saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and attended not to thee?

Matthew 25:45

Then shall he answer them saying, Inasmuch as ye did not to one of the least of these, ye did not to me.

Matthew 25:46

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: and the just into eternal life.