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
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.
Ma-thi-ơ 25
New Vietnamese Bible
Ngụ Ngôn Về Mười Trinh Nữ
25 “Bấy giờ Nước Thiên Đàng sẽ ví như mười trinh nữ cầm đèn đi đón chàng rể. 2 Trong số đó có năm cô dại, năm cô khôn. 3 Các cô dại đem đèn nhưng không mang theo dầu. 4 Mấy cô khôn đem bình dầu theo đèn của mình. 5 Vì chàng rể đến muộn nên tất cả các cô buồn ngủ rồi ngủ thiếp đi.
6 Đến nửa đêm có tiếng gọi lớn: ‘Chàng rể đến kìa, hãy ra tiếp đón!’
7 Các trinh nữ đều thức dậy, khêu đèn lên cho sáng. 8 Các cô dại nói với mấy cô khôn: ‘Xin các chị chia cho chúng em một ít dầu vì đèn chúng em sắp tắt.’
9 Mấy cô khôn trả lời: ‘Không được, sợ không đủ cho cả chúng em và các chị, tốt hơn các chị nên ra cửa hàng mà mua.’
10 Nhưng đang khi các cô gái kia đi mua dầu thì chàng rể đến. Những cô gái đã sẵn sàng thì vào dự tiệc cưới với chàng rể và cửa đóng lại.
11 Sau đó, các trinh nữ kia mới trở về kêu xin: ‘Chủ ơi, xin mở cửa cho chúng tôi vào với.’
12 Người chủ đáp: ‘Tôi nói thật, tôi không biết các cô là ai.’
13 Vậy hãy tỉnh thức vì các con không biết ngày cũng chẳng biết giờ Con Người đến.”[a]
Ngụ Ngôn Về Ba Người Đầy Tớ(A)
14 “Nước Thiên Đàng cũng ví như một người kia sắp đi xa nên gọi tôi tớ lại để giao tài sản mình cho họ. 15 Ông giao cho người này năm ta-lâng[b] bạc, người kia hai ta-lâng, người nọ một ta-lâng, mỗi người tùy theo khả năng, rồi lên đường. 16 Người đầy tớ đã nhận năm ta-lâng bạc lập tức đi kinh doanh và làm lợi được năm ta-lâng bạc nữa. 17 Người nhận hai ta-lâng bạc cũng thế, làm lợi thêm hai ta-lâng nữa. 18 Nhưng người nhận một ta-lâng bạc, đi đào đất chôn giấu ta-lâng bạc của chủ.
19 Sau đó khá lâu, chủ của các đầy tớ ấy trở về và tính sổ với họ. 20 Người đã nhận năm ta-lâng bạc đem thêm năm ta-lâng khác trình: ‘Thưa chủ, năm ta-lâng bạc chủ giao, tôi đã làm lợi thêm được năm ta-lâng nữa đây.’
21 Chủ bảo rằng: ‘Giỏi lắm, anh là đầy tớ tốt và trung tín! Anh đã trung tín trong các việc nhỏ, ta sẽ đặt anh cai quản những công việc lớn hơn, hãy vào chung vui với chủ anh.’
22 Người đã nhận hai ta-lâng bạc cũng đến trình: ‘Thưa chủ, hai ta-lâng bạc chủ giao, tôi đã làm lợi được hai ta-lâng khác đây.’
23 Chủ bảo rằng: ‘Giỏi lắm, anh là đầy tớ tốt và trung tín. Anh đã trung tín trong các việc nhỏ, ta sẽ đặt anh cai quản những công việc lớn hơn, hãy vào chung vui với chủ anh!’
24 Người đã nhận một ta-lâng bạc cũng đến trình: ‘Thưa chủ, chủ là người nghiêm nhặt, gặt chỗ mình không gieo và thu chỗ mình không rải. 25 Tôi sợ nên đi chôn giấu ta-lâng bạc của chủ dưới đất, tôi xin trả ta-lâng bạc lại chủ.’
26 Chủ trả lời: ‘Anh là đầy tớ gian ác và lười biếng! Anh biết ta gặt chỗ ta không gieo và thu chỗ ta không rải, 27 thì anh phải giao tiền bạc của ta cho ngân hàng để khi về ta sẽ thu được cả vốn lẫn lời.
28 Vậy, hãy lấy ta-lâng bạc của tên này đem cho người có mười ta-lâng. 29 Vì ai đã có, sẽ được cho thêm và sẽ có dư dật; nhưng ai không có thì ngay cả cái họ có cũng sẽ bị lấy mất. 30 Còn tên đầy tớ vô dụng này; hãy ném nó ra ngoài nơi tối tăm, ở đó sẽ có than khóc và rên xiết.’ ”
Sự Xét Xử Các Nước
31 “Khi Con Người đến trong vinh quang với tất cả thiên sứ, Ngài sẽ ngự trên ngai vinh quang. 32 Mọi dân tộc sẽ được triệu tập trước mặt Ngài; Ngài sẽ phân chia họ ra như người chăn chiên tách chiên ra khỏi dê. 33 Ngài sẽ để chiên bên phải và dê bên trái.
34 Bấy giờ vua phán với những người ở bên phải: ‘Hỡi những người được phước của Cha Ta, hãy đến thừa hưởng vương quốc đã được sắm sẵn cho các con từ khi sáng tạo thế giới. 35 Vì khi Ta đói, các con cho Ta ăn; Ta khát, các con cho uống. Khi Ta là khách lạ, các con đến thăm Ta. 36 Ta trần truồng, các con mặc cho Ta; Ta đau ốm, các con chăm sóc Ta; Ta bị tù, các con đến thăm viếng Ta.’
37 Bấy giờ những người công chính thưa: ‘Lạy Chúa, có bao giờ chúng con thấy Chúa đói mà cho ăn, hay khát mà cho uống? 38 Có bao giờ chúng con thấy Chúa là khách lạ mà tiếp đãi, hoặc trần truồng mà mặc cho? 39 Hay có khi nào chúng con thấy Chúa đau ốm hay bị tù đày mà thăm viếng?’
40 Vua phán cùng họ: ‘Thật, Ta bảo cùng các con, hễ các con làm điều đó cho một trong những anh em hèn mọn nhất của Ta, tức là đã làm cho Ta vậy.’
41 Bấy giờ Ngài phán với những người ở bên trái: ‘Hỡi những kẻ bị rủa sả, hãy lui ra khỏi Ta mà vào lửa đời đời đã sắm sẵn cho quỷ vương và quỷ sứ nó. 42 Vì khi Ta đói, các ngươi không cho Ta ăn; Ta khát, các ngươi không cho Ta uống. 43 Ta là khách lạ, các ngươi không tiếp đãi; Ta trần truồng, các ngươi không mặc cho; Ta đau ốm, tù đày các ngươi không thăm viếng.’
44 Bấy giờ họ đáp: ‘Lạy Chúa, chúng con có bao giờ thấy Ngài đói khát hay là khách lạ, trần truồng, đau ốm hay tù tội mà không chăm sóc đâu?’
45 Vua bèn phán với họ: ‘Thật, Ta bảo cùng các ngươi, hễ các ngươi không làm điều đó cho một trong những người hèn mọn nhất này, tức là không làm cho Ta.’
46 Vậy, những kẻ này sẽ đi vào hình phạt đời đời còn những người công chính đi vào sự sống vĩnh phúc.”
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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