¹¹ Yet later, the other virgins also came, saying, ‘^(A)Lord, lord, open up for us.’ ¹² But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’ ^13 (B)Be on the alert then, because you do not know the day nor the hour.

Parable of the Talents

¹⁴ “^(C)For it is just like a man ^(D)about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. ¹⁵ To one he gave five ^[a](E)talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he ^(F)went on his journey. ¹⁶ The one who had received the five ^(G)talents immediately went and did business with them, and earned five more talents. ¹⁷ In the same way the one who had received the two talents earned two more. ¹⁸ But he who received the one talent went away and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his ^[b]master’s money.

¹⁹ “Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *^(H)settled accounts with them. ²⁰ The one who had received the five ^(I)talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have earned five more talents.’ ²¹ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and ^(J)faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will ^(K)put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your ^[c]master.’

²² “Also the one who had received the two ^(L)talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have earned two more talents.’ ²³ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and ^(M)faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’

²⁴ “Now the one who had received the one ^(N)talent also came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed. ²⁵ And I was afraid, so I went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you still have what is yours.’

²⁶ “But his master answered and said to him, ‘You ^[d]worthless, lazy slave! Did you know that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter seed? ²⁷ Then you ought to have ^[e]put my money in the bank, and ^[f]on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. ²⁸ Therefore: take the talent away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’

²⁹ “^(O)For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. ³⁰ And throw the worthless slave into ^(P)the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The Judgment

³¹ “But when ^(Q)the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then ^(R)He will sit on His glorious throne. ³² And all the nations will be ^(S)gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, ^(T)just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; ³³ and He will put the sheep ^(U)on His right, but the goats ^(V)on the left.

³⁴ “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, ^(W)inherit the kingdom prepared for you ^(X)from the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For ^(Y)I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; ^(Z)I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; ^36 (AA)naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you ^(AB)visited Me; ^(AC)I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ ³⁷ Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? ³⁸ And when did we see You as a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? ³⁹ And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ ⁴⁰ And ^(AD)the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, ^(AE)to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of Mine, you did it for Me.’

⁴¹ “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘^(AF)Depart from Me, you accursed people, into the ^(AG)eternal fire which has been prepared for ^(AH)the devil and his angels; ⁴² for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; ⁴³ I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ ⁴⁴ Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or as a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not ^[g]take care of You?’ ⁴⁵ Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for Me, either.’ ⁴⁶ These will go away into ^(AI)eternal punishment, but the righteous into ^(AJ)eternal life.”

²⁵ Once the head of the house gets up and ^(A)shuts the door, and you begin standing outside and knocking on the door, saying, ‘^(B)Lord, open up to us!’ and He then will answer and say to you, ‘^(C)I do not know where you are from.’ ²⁶ Then you will ^(D)begin saying, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets!’ ²⁷ And yet He will ^[a]say, ‘^(E)I do not know where you are from; ^(F)leave Me, all you ^[b]evildoers.’ ^28 (G)In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out. ²⁹ And they ^(H)will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God. ³⁰ And behold, ^(I)some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

³¹ At that very time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him, “Go away and leave this place, because ^(J)Herod wants to kill You.” ³² And He said to them, “Go and tell that ^[c]fox, ‘Behold, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I ^[d](K)reach My goal.’ ³³ Nevertheless ^(L)I must go on My journey today and tomorrow and the next day; for it cannot be that a ^(M)prophet would perish outside Jerusalem. ^34 (N)Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, ^(O)just as a hen gathers her ^[e]young under her wings, and you were unwilling! ³⁵ Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and I say to you, you will not see Me until you say, ‘^(P)Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord!’”