Matthew 25

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.	1 'Then the kingdom of Heaven wil be like this: Ten wedding attendants took their lamps and went tomeet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.	2 Five of them were foolish and five were sensible:
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:	3 the foolish ones, though they took their lamps, took no oil with them,
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.	4 whereas the sensible ones took flasks of oil as wel as their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.	5 The bridegroom was late, and they al grew drowsy and fell asleep.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.	6 But at midnight there was a cry, "Look! The bridegroom! Go out and meet him."
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.	7 Then al those wedding attendants woke up and trimmed their lamps,
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.	8 and the foolish ones said to the sensible ones, "Give us some of your oil: our lamps are going 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.	9 But they replied, "There may not be enough for us and for you; you had better go to those who sel itand buy some 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 shut.	10 They had gone off to buy it when the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him tothe wedding hall and the door was closed.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.	11 The other attendants arrived later. "Lord, Lord," they said, "open the door for us."
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.	12 But he replied, "In truth I tel you, I do not know you."
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.	13 So stay awake, because you do not know either the day or the hour.
14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.	14 'It is like a man about to go abroad who summoned his servants and entrusted his property to them.
15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.	15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to a third one, each in proportion to his ability. Then heset out on his journey.
16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.	16 The man who had received the five talents promptly went and traded with them and made five more.
17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.	17 The man who had received two made two more in the same way.
18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.	18 But the man who had received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master'smoney.
19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.	19 Now a long time afterwards, the master of those servants came back and went through his accountswith them.
20 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.	20 The man who had received the five talents came forward bringing five more. "Sir," he said, "youentrusted me with five talents; here are five more that I have made."
21 His lord said unto 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.	21 His master said to him, "Well done, good and trustworthy servant; you have shown you aretrustworthy in small things; I wil trust you with greater; come and join in your master's happiness."
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.	22 Next the man with the two talents came forward. "Sir," he said, "you entrusted me with two talents; here are two more that I have made."
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.	23 His master said to him, "Well done, good and trustworthy servant; you have shown you aretrustworthy in small things; I wil trust you with greater; come and join in your master's happiness."
24 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:	24 Last came forward the man who had the single talent. "Sir," said he, "I had heard you were a hardman, reaping where you had not sown and gathering where you had not scattered;
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.	25 so I was afraid, and I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Here it is; it was yours, you have itback."
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:	26 But his master answered him, "You wicked and lazy servant! So you knew that I reap where I havenot sown and gather where I have not scattered?
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.	27 Well then, you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have gotmy money back with interest.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.	28 So now, take the talent from him and give it to the man who has the ten talents.
29 For unto 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.	29 For to everyone who has wil be given more, and he wil have more than enough; but anyone whohas not, wil be deprived even of what he has.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.	30 As for this good-for-nothing servant, throw him into the darkness outside, where there will be weepingand grinding of teeth."
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:	31 'When the Son of man comes in his glory, escorted by al the angels, then he will take his seat on histhrone of glory.
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:	32 Al nations wil be assembled before him and he wil separate people one from another as theshepherd separates sheep from goats.
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.	33 He will place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:	34 Then the King wil say to those on his right hand, "Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take asyour heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world.
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:	35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger andyou made me welcome,
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.	36 lacking clothes and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to see me."
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?	37 Then the upright will say to him in reply, "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirstyand give you drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?	38 When did we see you a stranger and make you welcome, lacking clothes and clothe you?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?	39 When did we find you sick or in prison and go to see you?"
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.	40 And the King wil answer, "In truth I tel you, in so far as you did this to one of the least of thesebrothers of mine, you did it to me."
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:	41 Then he will say to those on his left hand, "Go away from me, with your curse upon you, to theeternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:	42 For I was hungry and you never gave me food, I was thirsty and you never gave me anything to 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.	43 I was a stranger and you never made me welcome, lacking clothes and you never clothed me, sickand in prison and you never visited me."
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?	44 Then it wil be their turn to ask, "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, a stranger or lackingclothes, sick or in prison, and did not come to your help?"
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.	45 Then he will answer, "In truth I tel you, in so far as you neglected to do this to one of the least ofthese, you neglected to do it to me."
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.	46 And they wil go away to eternal punishment, and the upright to eternal life.'