⁴⁹ So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, ^(A)separate the wicked from among the just,

¹² And I saw the dead, ^(A)small and great, standing before ^[a]God, ^(B)and books were opened. And another ^(C)book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged ^(D)according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. ¹³ The sea gave up the dead who were in it, ^(E)and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. ^(F)And they were judged, each one according to his works. ¹⁴ Then ^(G)Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. ^(H)This is the second ^[b]death. ¹⁵ And anyone not found written in the Book of Life ^(I)was cast into the lake of fire.

³⁹ The enemy who sowed them is the devil, ^(A)the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.

^31 (A)And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His ^[a]elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

¹⁹ After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

²⁰ “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ ²¹ His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were ^(A)faithful over a few things, ^(B)I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into ^(C)the joy of your lord.’ ²² He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ ²³ His lord said to him, ^(D)‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into ^(E)the joy of your lord.’

²⁴ “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. ²⁵ And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’

²⁶ “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You ^(F)wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. ²⁷ So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. ²⁸ So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.

^29 (G)‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. ³⁰ And cast the unprofitable servant ^(H)into the outer darkness. ^(I)There will be weeping and ^(J)gnashing of teeth.’

The Son of Man Will Judge the Nations

^31 (K)“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the ^[a]holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. ^32 (L)All the nations will be gathered before Him, and ^(M)He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. ³³ And He will set the ^(N)sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.