c.
A parable for watchfulness
25:1-13
Matt. 25
:1
25:1
At that time the
1akingdom of the heavens will be likened to
2ten 3bvirgins, who took their
4clamps and
5went forth to
dmeet the
6ebridegroom.
Matt. 25
:2
25:2
And 1afive of them were
2bfoolish and five were
cprudent.
Matt. 25
:3
25:3
For the foolish, when they took their lamps, did not take
1oil with them;
Matt. 25
:4
25:4
But the prudent took oil in their
1avessels with their lamps.
Matt. 25
:5
25:5
And while the bridegroom
adelayed, they all became
1bdrowsy and
2cslept.
Matt. 25
:6
25:6
But at
1midnight there was a
2acry, Behold, the bridegroom! Go forth to
3meet him!
Matt. 25
:7
25:7
Then all those virgins
1aarose and
2trimmed their own lamps.
Matt. 25
:8
25:8
And the foolish said to the prudent,
1Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are
2going out.
Matt. 25
:9
25:9
But the prudent answered, saying, Perhaps there will
1not be enough for us and for you; go rather to
2athose who sell, and
3bbuy for yourselves.
Matt. 25
:10
25:10
And as they were going away to buy, the bridegroom
1acame; and
2those who were
3bready 4went in with him to the
5cwedding feast. And the
6door was
dshut.
Matt. 25
:11
25:11
And later the rest of the virgins
1came also, saying,
aLord, lord, open to us!
Matt. 25
:12
25:12
But he answered and said, Truly I say to you, I do
1not know you.
Matt. 25
:13
25:13
1aWatch therefore, for you do not know the
bday nor the hour.
d.
A parable for faithfulness
25:14-30
Matt. 25
:14
25:14
aFor the 1kingdom of the heavens is just like a man about to go
2babroad, who called his own
3cslaves and delivered to them
4his dpossessions.
Matt. 25
:15
25:15
To one he gave five
1atalents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his
2own ability. And he went abroad.
Matt. 25
:16
25:16
Immediately he who had received the five talents went and
1traded with them and
2gained another five.
Matt. 25
:17
25:17
Similarly, he
who had received the two gained another two.
Matt. 25
:18
25:18
But he who had received the
1one went off and
2dug in the earth and
3hid his master's money.
Matt. 25
:19
25:19
Now after a
1long time the master of those slaves
2came and
3asettled accounts with them.
Matt. 25
:20
25:20
And he who had received the five talents
1came and brought another five talents, saying, Master, you delivered to me five talents; behold, I have gained
2another five talents.
Matt. 25
:21
25:21
His master said to him, Well
done, good and
afaithful slave. You were faithful over a
1few things; I will
bset you
2over 3many things. Enter into the
4cjoy of your master.
Matt. 25
:22
25:22
And he
who had received the two talents also came and said, Master, you delivered to me two talents; behold, I have gained another two talents.
Matt. 25
:23
25:23
His master said to him,
1Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful over a few things; I will
2set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.
Matt. 25
:24
25:24
Then he who had received the one talent also
1came and said, Master, I
2knew about you, that you are a
3hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did
4not 5winnow.
Matt. 25
:25
25:25
And I was
1afraid and
2went off and hid your talent in the earth; behold,
3you have what is yours.
Matt. 25
:26
25:26
And his master answered and said to him,
aEvil and
bslothful slave, you knew that
1I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not winnow.
Matt. 25
:27
25:27
Therefore you should have
1deposited my money with the money changers; and when I came, I would have recovered what is mine with
2interest.
Matt. 25
:28
25:28
1Take away therefore the talent from him and
2give it to him who has the ten talents.
Matt. 25
:29
25:29
For 1ato every one who has,
more shall be given, and he shall abound; but from him who does not have, even that which he has shall be taken away from him.
Matt. 25
:30
25:30
And 1acast out the useless slave into the
2outer darkness. In that place
3there will be the
4bweeping and the gnashing of teeth.
3.
Concerning the nations
25:31-46
a.
Christ coming to be enthroned in glory
v.31
Matt. 25
:31
25:31
1But when the
2aSon of Man
3bcomes in His
4glory and all the angels with Him, at that time He will sit on the
5cthrone of His glory.
b.
Gathering all the nations for the exercising of judgment
vv. 32-46
Matt. 25
:32
25:32
And all the
1anations will be gathered
bbefore Him, and He will separate them from one another, just as the
2cshepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
Matt. 25
:33
25:33
And He will set the sheep on His
1aright hand and the goats on the left.
Matt. 25
:34
25:34
Then the
aKing will say to those on His right hand, Come, you who are
bblessed of My Father,
1inherit the kingdom prepared for you
2cfrom the foundation of the world.
Matt. 25
:35
25:35
For I was
1hungry and you gave Me
something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave Me a
adrink; I was a stranger and you took Me in,
Matt. 25
:36
25:36
Naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.
Matt. 25
:37
25:37
Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, Lord, when have we seen You hungry and have fed
You, or thirsty and have given
You a drink?
Matt. 25
:38
25:38
And when have we seen You a stranger and have taken
You in, or naked and have clothed
You?
Matt. 25
:39
25:39
And when have we seen You sick or in prison and have come to You?
Matt. 25
:40
25:40
And the King will answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you have
1done it to one of
2these, the
aleast of My
3bbrothers, you have done
it to
cMe.
Matt. 25
:41
25:41
Then He will say also to those on the left, Go away from Me, you who are cursed, into the
1aeternal fire
2prepared for the devil and his
bangels.
Matt. 25
:42
25:42
For I was hungry and you did not give Me
anything to eat; I was thirsty and you did not give Me a drink;
Matt. 25
:43
25:43
I was a stranger and you did not take Me in; naked and you did not clothe Me; sick and in prison, and you did not visit Me.
Matt. 25
:44
25:44
Then they also will answer, saying, Lord, when have we seen You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to You?
Matt. 25
:45
25:45
Then He will answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you
1did not do
it to one of the least of these, neither have you done
it to
aMe.
Matt. 25
:46
25:46
And these shall go away into eternal
1punishment, but the
2righteous 3ainto eternal life.
