# Matthew 25

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/25

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
2. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
3. For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take oil with them.
4. But the wise took oil in their flasks with their lamps.
5. But as the bridegroom delayed, they all grew drowsy and slept.
6. But at midnight a cry arose: "Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!"
7. Then all those virgins awoke and trimmed their own lamps.
8. But the foolish said to the wise, "Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out."
9. But the wise answered, "No, lest there not be enough for us and you; go instead to those who sell, and buy for yourselves."
10. As they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the ready ones entered with him into the wedding, and the door was shut.
11. Later the rest of the virgins came too, saying, "Lord, Lord, open to us."
12. But he answered, "Amen, I say to you, I do not know you."
13. Keep alert therefore, because you know neither the day nor the hour.
14. For it is just like a man about to go abroad who called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
15. He gave five talents to one, two to a second, one to a third—to each according to his individual ability—and departed immediately.
16. The one who had received the five talents went and worked with them, and gained five more.
17. Likewise, the one with two gained another two.
18. But the one who had received one went away and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money.
19. After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
20. And the one who had received five talents approached and offered five more talents, saying, "Lord, you entrusted five talents to me; see, I gained five others."
21. His lord said to him, “Well, good and faithful servant, you have been faithful over a few things; I will appoint you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.”
22. The one with two talents also came forward and said, "Lord, you entrusted two talents to me; see, I gained two more talents."
23. His lord said to him, “Well, good and faithful servant, you have been faithful over a few things; I will appoint you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.”
24. Then the one who had received one talent came forward and said, "Lord, I knew that you are a severe man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter."
25. And afraid, I went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have yours.
26. His master answered him, "You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter."
27. Therefore you ought to have put my money with the bankers, and when I came I would have received my own with interest.
28. So take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.
29. For to everyone who has, it will be given, and it will abound; but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
30. And cast the useless servant into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31. When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.
32. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from each other, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33. And he will set the sheep on his right, but the goats on his left.
34. Then the king will say to those at his right, "Come, you blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."
35. For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you welcomed me.
36. I was naked, and you dressed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.
37. Then the righteous will answer him, saying, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?”
38. When did we see you as a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?
39. And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?
40. And the King will answer them, “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did to one of the least of these my brothers, you did to me.”
41. Then he will also say to those on the left, "Depart from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels."
42. For I was hungry, and you did not give me anything to eat; I was thirsty, and you did not give me drink.
43. I was a stranger, and you did not gather me in; naked, and you did not clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.
44. Then they too will answer, saying, "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick, or in prison, and not serve you?"
45. Then he will answer them, saying, "Truly I say to you, whatever you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me either."
46. And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.

## Nearby chapters

[Matthew 24](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/24.md)
[Matthew 26](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/26.md)

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