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The Parable of the Ten Virgins

25 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were wise and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them. But the wise took jars of oil with their lamps. While the bridegroom delayed, they all rested and slept.

“But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’

“Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. But the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps have gone out.’

“The wise answered, ‘No, lest there not be enough for us and you. Go rather to those who sell it, and buy some for yourselves.’

10 “But while they went to buy some, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

11 “Afterward, the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us.’

12 “But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’

13 “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

The Parable of the Talents(A)

14 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them. 15 To one he gave five talents,[a] to another two, and to another one, to every man according to his ability. And immediately he took his journey. 16 He who had received the five talents went and traded with them and made another five talents. 17 So also, he who had received two gained another two. 18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money.

19 “After a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 He who had received five talents came and brought the other five talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted to me five talents. Look, I have gained five talents more.’

21 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, you good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will make you ruler over many things. Enter the joy of your master.’

22 “He who had received two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more talents besides them.’

23 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, you good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will make you ruler over many things. Enter the joy of your master.’

24 “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not winnow. 25 So I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.’

26 “His master answered, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not winnowed. 27 Then you ought to have given my money to 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 ten talents. 29 For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And throw the unprofitable servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

The Judgment of the Nations

31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 Before Him will be gathered all nations, and He will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats. 33 He will set the sheep at His right hand, but the goats at the left.

34 “Then the King will say to those at His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in. 36 I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me, 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 drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 And when did we see You sick or in prison and come to You?’

40 “The King will answer, ‘Truly I say to you, as you have done it for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you have done it for Me.’

41 “Then He will say to those at the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

44 “Then they also will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not serve You?’

45 “He will answer, ‘Truly I say to you, as you did it not for one of the least of these, you did it not for Me.’

46 “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:15 A talent was worth several hundred pounds.

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like(A) ten virgins who took their lamps(B) and went out to meet the bridegroom.(C) Five of them were foolish and five were wise.(D) The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.(E)

“At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

“Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’(F)

“‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet.(G) And the door was shut.

11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’

12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’(H)

13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.(I)

The Parable of the Bags of Gold(J)

14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey,(K) who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag,[a] each according to his ability.(L) Then he went on his journey. 16 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. 17 So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. 18 But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

19 “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.(M) 20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’

21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.(N) Come and share your master’s happiness!’

22 “The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’

23 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.(O) Come and share your master’s happiness!’

24 “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’

26 “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.

28 “‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. 29 For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.(P) 30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’(Q)

The Sheep and the Goats

31 “When the Son of Man comes(R) in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.(S) 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate(T) the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.(U) 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom(V) prepared for you since the creation of the world.(W) 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 invited me in,(X) 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me,(Y) I was sick and you looked after me,(Z) I was in prison and you came to visit me.’(AA)

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 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’(AB)

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me,(AC) you who are cursed, into the eternal fire(AD) prepared for the devil and his angels.(AE) 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, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’(AF)

46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.(AG)(AH)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:15 Greek five talents … two talents … one talent; also throughout this parable; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer’s wage.

Gleichnis von den zehn Jungfrauen

25 Dann wird das Himmelreich zehn Jungfrauen gleich sein, die ihre Lampen nahmen und dem Bräutigam entgegengingen. Fünf von ihnen aber waren klug und fünf töricht. Die törichten nahmen zwar ihre Lampen, aber + + kein Öl mit sich. Die klugen aber nahmen Öl in ihren Gefäßen, samt ihren Lampen. Als nun der Bräutigam auf sich warten ließ, wurden sie alle schläfrig und schliefen ein.

Um Mitternacht aber entstand ein Geschrei: Siehe, der Bräutigam kommt! Geht aus, ihm entgegen! Da erwachten alle jene Jungfrauen und rüsteten ihre Lampen. Die törichten aber sprachen zu den klugen: Gebt uns von eurem Öl; denn unsere Lampen erlöschen! Aber die klugen antworteten und sprachen: Niemals! Es würde nicht reichen für uns und für euch! Geht aber vielmehr hin zu den Krämern und kauft für euch selbst! 10 Während sie aber hingingen, um zu kaufen, kam der Bräutigam; und die bereit waren, gingen mit ihm hinein zur Hochzeit; und die Tür wurde verschlossen. 11 Danach kommen auch die übrigen Jungfrauen und sagen: Herr, Herr, tue uns auf! 12 Er aber antwortete und sprach: Wahrlich, ich sage euch, ich kenne euch nicht!

13 Darum wacht; denn ihr wißt weder den Tag noch die Stunde, in welcher des Menschen Sohn kommen wird !

Gleichnis von den Talenten

14 Denn es ist wie bei einem Menschen, der verreisen wollte, seine Knechte rief und ihnen seine Güter übergab; 15 dem einen gab er fünf Talente, dem andern zwei, dem dritten eins, einem jeden nach seiner Kraft[a], und reiste sogleich ab. 16 Da ging der, der die fünf Talente empfangen hatte, hin,+ handelte mit ihnen und gewann fünf andere Talente. 17 Ebenso, auch der, [der] die zwei Talente empfangen [hatte], gewann auch zwei andere. 18 Der, [der] aber das eine empfangen hatte, ging hin, grub die Erde auf und verbarg das Geld seines Herrn.

19 Nach langer Zeit kommt der Herr dieser Knechte und hält Abrechnung mit ihnen. 20 Da trat der hinzu, der die fünf Talente empfangen hatte, brachte noch fünf andere Talente herzu und sprach: Herr, du hast mir fünf Talente übergeben; siehe, ich habe damit fünf andere gewonnen. 21 Da spricht Sein Herr zu ihm: Gut, du braver und treuer Knecht! Du bist über wenigem treu gewesen, ich will dich über vieles setzen; geh ein zu deines Herrn Freude!

22 Da trat aber auch der hinzu, der die zwei Talente empfangen hatte, und sprach: Herr, du hast mir zwei Talente übergeben; siehe, ich habe mit ihnen zwei andere Talente gewonnen. 23 Sein Herr spricht zu ihm: Gut, du braver und treuer Knecht! Du bist über wenigem treu gewesen, ich will dich über vieles setzen; geh ein zu deines Herrn Freude!

24 Da trat auch der hinzu, der das eine Talent empfangen hatte, und sprach: Herr, ich wußte, daß du ein harter Mann bist; du erntest, wo du nicht gesät, und sammelst, wo du nicht ausgestreut hast; 25 und ich fürchtete mich, ging hin und verbarg dein Talent in der Erde. Siehe, da hast du das Deine! 26 Aber sein Herr antwortete und sprach zu ihm: Du böser und fauler Knecht! Wußtest du, daß ich ernte, wo ich nicht gesät, und sammle, wo ich nicht ausgestreut habe? 27 Dann hättest du mein Geld den Wechslern bringen sollen, so hätte ich bei meinem Kommen das Meine mit Zinsen zurückerhalten. 28 Darum nehmt ihm das Talent weg und gebt es dem, der die zehn Talente hat!

29 Denn wer da hat, dem wird gegeben werden, damit er Überfluß habe; von dem aber, der nicht hat, wird auch das genommen werden, was er hat. 30 Und den unnützen Knecht werft hinaus in die äußerste Finsternis. Dort wird das Heulen und Zähneknirschen sein.

Das Gericht über die Nationen durch den Menschensohn

31 Wenn aber des Menschen Sohn in seiner Herrlichkeit kommen wird und alle heiligen Engel mit ihm, dann wird er sitzen auf dem Thron seiner Herrlichkeit; 32 und vor ihm werden alle Heiden[b] versammelt werden, und er wird sie voneinander scheiden, wie ein Hirte die Schafe von den Böcken scheidet, 33 und er wird die Schafe zu seiner Rechten stellen, die Böcke aber zu seiner Linken.

34 Dann wird der König denen zu seiner Rechten sagen: Kommt her, ihr Gesegneten meines Vaters, ererbt das Reich, das euch bereitet ist seit Grundlegung der Welt! 35 Denn ich bin hungrig gewesen, und ihr habt mich gespeist; ich bin durstig gewesen, und ihr habt mich getränkt; ich bin ein Fremdling gewesen, und ihr habt mich beherbergt; 36 ich bin nackt gewesen, und ihr habt mich bekleidet; ich bin krank gewesen, und ihr habt mich besucht; ich bin gefangen gewesen, und ihr seid zu mir gekommen.

37 Dann werden ihm die Gerechten antworten und sagen: Herr, wann haben wir dich hungrig gesehen und haben dich gespeist, oder durstig und haben dich getränkt? 38 Wann haben wir dich als Fremdling gesehen und haben dich beherbergt, oder nackt und haben dich bekleidet? 39 Wann haben wir dich krank gesehen, oder im Gefängnis, und sind zu dir gekommen? 40 Und der König wird ihnen antworten und sagen: Wahrlich, ich sage euch, insofern ihr es getan habt einem dieser meiner geringsten Brüder, habt ihr es mir getan!

41 Dann wird er auch denen zur Linken sagen: Geht hinweg von mir, ihr Verfluchten, in das ewige Feuer, das dem Teufel und seinen Engeln bereitet ist! 42 Denn ich bin hungrig gewesen, und ihr habt mich nicht gespeist; ich bin durstig gewesen, und ihr habt mich nicht getränkt; 43 ich bin ein Fremdling gewesen, und ihr habt mich nicht beherbergt; nackt, und ihr habt mich nicht bekleidet; krank und gefangen, und ihr habt mich nicht besucht!

44 Dann werden auch sie ihm antworten und sagen: Herr, wann haben wir dich hungrig oder durstig oder als Fremdling oder nackt oder krank oder gefangen gesehen und haben dir nicht gedient? 45 Dann wird er ihnen antworten: Wahrlich, ich sage euch, insofern[c] ihr es nicht getan habt einem dieser Geringsten, habt ihr es mir auch nicht getan!

46 Und sie werden in die ewige Qual[d] gehen, die Gerechten aber in das ewige Leben.

Footnotes

  1. Matthäus 25:15 d.h. nach dessen persönlichen Möglichkeiten oder Voraussetzungen
  2. Matthäus 25:32 o. Nationen, Völker, d.h. alle Nicht-Juden
  3. Matthäus 25:45 o. in dem Maß, wie ihr es..
  4. Matthäus 25:46 o.Strafe