Matthew 25
King James Version
25 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Mattheüs 25
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Gelijkenissen van Jezus
25 ‘Het Koninkrijk van de hemelen kan vergeleken worden met tien bruidsmeisjes die de bruidegom tegemoet gingen. Zij namen hun olielampen mee. 2 Vijf van hen waren dom en de andere vijf waren verstandig. 3 De vijf domme bruidsmeisjes namen wel hun lampen mee, maar geen extra olie. 4 Maar de vijf verstandige namen wel extra olie mee. 5 Toen de bruidegom maar niet kwam opdagen, maakten de meisjes het zich gemakkelijk en vielen ze allemaal in slaap. 6 Midden in de nacht schrokken ze wakker doordat er geroepen werd: “Daar komt de bruidegom! Ga hem tegemoet!” 7 Alle meisjes stonden op en maakten hun olielampen in orde. 8 De domme meisjes vroegen de anderen om wat olie, omdat hun lampen uitgingen. 9 Maar de verstandige meisjes antwoordden: “Wij hebben niet genoeg voor ons allemaal. Jullie kunnen beter naar de winkel gaan en zelf olie kopen.” 10 Terwijl de domme meisjes vlug naar de winkel gingen, kwam de bruidegom. Hij nam de bruidsmeisjes die klaar waren mee naar de bruiloft en deed de deur dicht. 11 Later kwamen de domme meisjes ook, maar zij konden er niet meer in. “Heer!” riepen ze. “Heer, laat ons er ook in!” 12 De bruidegom riep terug: “Ga weg! Ik ken jullie niet!” 13 Wees daarom waakzaam, want u weet niet op welk moment Ik terugkom.
14 Het Koninkrijk van de hemelen is als iemand die naar het buitenland ging en zijn geld toevertrouwde aan zijn knechten. 15 Zij moesten het beheren zolang hij weg was. Aan de ene knecht gaf hij vijfduizend geldstukken, aan de ander tweeduizend en aan de derde duizend. Hij hield rekening met wat zij konden. Daarna ging hij weg. 16 De man die vijfduizend geldstukken had gekregen, begon er onmiddellijk zaken mee te doen. Hij verdiende er vijfduizend geldstukken bij. 17 De man die tweeduizend geldstukken had gekregen, deed hetzelfde. 18 Hij verdiende er tweeduizend bij. Maar de man die duizend geldstukken had gekregen, groef een gat en stopte het geld voor alle zekerheid in de grond. 19 Na lange tijd kwam de heer terug. Hij riep zijn knechten bij zich om te horen wat zij met het geld hadden gedaan. 20 De man die hij vijfduizend geldstukken had toevertrouwd, gaf hem er tienduizend terug. “Meneer,” zei hij. “Ik heb er vijfduizend bijverdiend.” 21 De heer zei: “Je bent een goede en betrouwbare knecht. Omdat je dit kleine bedrag goed hebt beheerd, zal ik je grote verantwoordelijkheid geven. Deel in mijn vreugde!” 22 Daarna kwam de man die tweeduizend geldstukken had gekregen. “Meneer,” zei hij tegen zijn meester, “u hebt mij tweeduizend geldstukken toevertrouwd. Ik heb er nog eens zoveel bijverdiend.” 23 “Prima,” zei de heer, “Je bent een goede en betrouwbare knecht. Je hebt dit kleine bedrag goed beheerd en daarom zal ik je nu veel verantwoordelijkheid geven. Ook jij mag delen in mijn vreugde.” 24 Ten slotte kwam de man die duizend geldstukken had gekregen en zei: “Meneer, ik wist dat u een hard mens bent. Ik was bang dat u mij zou afnemen wat ik had verdiend. 25 Daarom heb ik uw geld in de grond verstopt. Hier hebt u het terug.” 26 De heer antwoordde: “Je bent een slechte, luie knecht. Je wist dus dat ik je je verdienste zou afnemen. 27 Je had het geld in ieder geval op de bank kunnen zetten. 28 Dan had ik nog rente gekregen. Neem deze man het geld af en geef het aan de man die tienduizend geldstukken heeft. 29 Want wie een goed gebruik maakt van wat hij heeft, zal er nog meer bij krijgen. Meer dan overvloedig. Maar wie niets doet met wat hij heeft, zal zelfs de kleinste verantwoordelijkheid worden afgenomen. 30 Met deze knecht valt niets te beginnen. Gooi hem buiten, in de diepste duisternis. Daar is wroeging en verdriet.”
31 Wanneer Ik, de Mensenzoon, kom in mijn heerlijkheid met al de engelen, zal Ik op mijn schitterende troon zitten. 32 Alle volken zullen voor Mij bijeen worden gebracht. Dan zal Ik hen van elkaar scheiden, zoals een herder de schapen en de bokken scheidt. 33 De schapen zal Ik aan mijn rechterhand zetten en de bokken aan mijn linkerhand. 34 Dan zal Ik tegen de mensen aan mijn rechterhand zeggen: “Kom, gezegende kinderen van mijn Vader. U mag het Koninkrijk binnengaan, dat van het begin van de wereld af voor u bestemd is. 35 Want Ik had honger en u hebt Mij te eten gegeven. Ik had dorst en u hebt Mij te drinken gegeven. Ik was een vreemdeling en u hebt Mij in uw huis uitgenodigd. 36 Ik had niets om aan te trekken en u hebt Mij kleren gegeven. Ik was ziek en u hebt Mij opgezocht. Ik zat in de gevangenis en u bent bij Mij geweest.” 37 Deze goede mensen zullen vragen: “Here, wanneer hebben wij gezien dat U honger had en hebben wij U te eten gegeven? Of dat U dorst had en hebben wij U te drinken gegeven? 38 Of dat U een vreemdeling was en hebben wij U geholpen? Of dat U niets had om aan te trekken en hebben wij U kleren gegeven? 39 En wanneer was U ziek of zat U in de gevangenis en hebben wij U bezocht?” 40 Ik zal tegen hen zeggen: “Toen u dit voor één van mijn minste broeders hebt gedaan, deed u het voor Mij.”
41 Daarna zal Ik tegen de mensen aan mijn linkerhand zeggen: “Weg jullie, vervloekten! Naar het eeuwige vuur dat voor de duivel en zijn trawanten bestemd is. 42 Want Ik had honger en u wilde Mij niet te eten geven. Ik had dorst en u wilde Mij niet te drinken geven. 43 Ik was een vreemdeling en u wilde Mij niet in huis opnemen. Ik had niets om aan te trekken en u wilde Mij geen kleren geven. Ik was ziek en u wilde Mij niet opzoeken. Ik zat in de gevangenis en u hebt Mij aan mijn lot overgelaten.” 44 Dan zullen zij vragen: “Maar Here, wanneer hebben wij dan gezien dat U honger had of dorst? Of dat U een vreemdeling was? Of dat U niets had om aan te trekken? Of dat U ziek was of in de gevangenis zat? Wanneer hebben wij U niet geholpen?” 45 Ik zal hun antwoorden: “Toen u de minste van mijn broeders niet wilde helpen, wilde u Mij niet helpen.” 46 Die mensen zullen eeuwig gestraft worden. Maar de goede en eerlijke mensen zullen eeuwig leven.’
Matthew 25
New King James Version
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
25 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet (A)the bridegroom. 2 (B)Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, (C)they all slumbered and slept.
6 “And at midnight (D)a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom [a]is coming; go out to meet him!’ 7 Then all those virgins arose and (E)trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and (F)the door was shut.
11 “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, (G)‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ 12 But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (H)I do not know you.’
13 (I)“Watch therefore, for you (J)know neither the day nor the hour [b]in which the Son of Man is coming.
The Parable of the Talents(K)
14 (L)“For the kingdom of heaven is (M)like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, (N)to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. 16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. 18 But he who had received one went 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 “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 (O)faithful over a few things, (P)I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into (Q)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, (R)‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into (S)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 (T)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 (U)‘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 (V)into the outer darkness. (W)There will be weeping and (X)gnashing of teeth.’
The Son of Man Will Judge the Nations
31 (Y)“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the [c]holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 (Z)All the nations will be gathered before Him, and (AA)He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the (AB)sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, (AC)inherit the kingdom (AD)prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 (AE)for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; (AF)I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was (AG)naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; (AH)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 a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (AI)inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, (AJ)‘Depart from Me, you cursed, (AK)into the everlasting fire prepared for (AL)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, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44 “Then they also will answer [d]Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (AM)inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 And (AN)these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 25:6 NU omits is coming
- Matthew 25:13 NU omits the rest of v. 13.
- Matthew 25:31 NU omits holy
- Matthew 25:44 NU, M omit Him
Matthew 25
English Standard Version
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
25 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like (A)ten virgins who took their lamps[a] and went to meet (B)the bridegroom.[b] 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were (C)wise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom (D)was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6 But (E)at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7 Then all those virgins rose and (F)trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and (G)those who were ready went in with him to (H)the marriage feast, and (I)the door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, (J)‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ 12 (K)But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, (L)I do not know you.’ 13 (M)Watch therefore, for you (N)know neither the day nor the hour.
The Parable of the Talents
14 (O)“For (P)it will be like a man (Q)going on a journey, who called his servants[c] and entrusted to them his property. 15 To one he gave five (R)talents,[d] to another two, to another one, (S)to each according to his ability. Then he (T)went away. 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18 But he who had received the one talent went and (U)dug in the ground and hid his master's money. 19 Now (V)after a long time the master of those servants came and (W)settled accounts with them. 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and (X)faithful servant.[e] (Y)You have been faithful over a little; (Z)I will set you over much. Enter into (AA)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 (AB)a hard man, reaping (AC)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, (AD)you have what is yours.’ 26 But his master answered him, ‘You (AE)wicked and (AF)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 (AG)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 (AH)cast (AI)the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place (AJ)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
The Final Judgment
31 (AK)“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, (AL)then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him (AM)will be gathered (AN)all the nations, and (AO)he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates (AP)the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then (AQ)the King will say to (AR)those on his right, ‘Come, you (AS)who are blessed by my Father, (AT)inherit (AU)the kingdom (AV)prepared for you (AW)from the foundation of the world. 35 For (AX)I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you (AY)gave me drink, (AZ)I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 (BA)I was naked and you clothed me, (BB)I was sick and you (BC)visited me, (BD)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 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And (BE)the King will answer them, (BF)‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these (BG)my brothers,[f] you did it to me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, (BH)‘Depart from me, you (BI)cursed, into (BJ)the eternal fire prepared for (BK)the devil and his angels. 42 For (BL)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 welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, (BM)you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away (BN)into eternal punishment, but the righteous (BO)into (BP)eternal life.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 25:1 Or torches
- Matthew 25:1 Some manuscripts add and the bride
- Matthew 25:14 Or bondservants; also verse 19
- Matthew 25:15 A talent was a monetary unit worth about twenty years' wages for a laborer
- Matthew 25:21 Or bondservant; also verses 23, 26, 30
- Matthew 25:40 Or brothers and sisters
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