Matthew 25:21-34

English Standard Version

²¹ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and ^(A)faithful servant.^{[a] (B)}You have been faithful over a little; ^(C)I will set you over much. Enter into ^(D)the joy of your master.’ ²² And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ ²³ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ ²⁴ He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be ^(E)a hard man, reaping ^(F)where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, ²⁵ so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, ^(G)you have what is yours.’ ²⁶ But his master answered him, ‘You ^(H)wicked and ^(I)slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? ²⁷ Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. ²⁸ So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. ^29 (J)For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. ³⁰ And ^(K)cast ^(L)the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place ^(M)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

The Final Judgment

^31 (N)“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, ^(O)then he will sit on his glorious throne. ³² Before him ^(P)will be gathered ^(Q)all the nations, and ^(R)he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates ^(S)the sheep from the goats. ³³ And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. ³⁴ Then ^(T)the King will say to ^(U)those on his right, ‘Come, you ^(V)who are blessed by my Father, ^(W)inherit ^(X)the kingdom ^(Y)prepared for you ^(Z)from the foundation of the world.