Matthew 25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids
25 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten young women[a] took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.[b](A) 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.(B) 3 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 was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept.(C) 6 But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7 Then all those young women[c] got up and trimmed their lamps.(D) 8 The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise replied, ‘No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.(E) 11 Later the other young women[d] came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’(F) 12 But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’ 13 Keep awake, therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.[e](G)
The Parable of the Talents
14 “For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them;(H) 15 to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. At once(I) 16 the one who had received the five talents went off and traded with them and made five more talents. 17 In the same way, the one who had the two talents made two more talents. 18 But the one who had received the one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19 After a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them.(J) 20 Then the one who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me five talents; see, I have made five more talents.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things; I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’(K) 22 And the one with the two talents also came forward, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me two talents; see, I have made two more talents.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things; I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ 24 Then the one who had received the one talent also came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter,(L) 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.’ 26 But his master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy slave! You knew, did you, that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter? 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received what was my own with interest.(M) 28 So take the talent from him, and give it to the one with the ten talents. 29 For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance, but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.(N) 30 As for this worthless slave, throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’(O)
The Judgment of the Nations
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.(P) 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,(Q) 33 and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. 34 Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,(R) 35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,(S) 36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’(T) 37 Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food or thirsty and gave you something to drink? 38 And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you or naked and gave you clothing? 39 And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ 40 And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me.’(U) 41 Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You who are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels,(V) 42 for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not take care of you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’(W) 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment but the righteous into eternal life.”(X)
Matthew 25
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
25 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride.
2 And five of them were foolish, and five wise.
3 But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps.
5 And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh, go ye forth to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out.
9 The wise answered, saying: Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 Now whilst 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 But at last come also the other virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answering said: Amen I say to you, I know you not.
13 Watch ye therefore, because you know not the day nor the hour.
14 For even as a man going into a far country, called his servants, and delivered to them his goods;
15 And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to every one according to his proper ability: and immediately he took his journey.
16 And he that had received the five talents, went his way, and traded with the same, and gained other five.
17 And in like manner he that had received the two, gained other two.
18 But he that had received the one, going his way digged into the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19 But after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reckoned with them.
20 And he that had received the five talents coming, brought other five talents, saying: Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents, behold I have gained other five over and above.
21 His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 And he also that had received the two talents came and said: Lord, thou deliveredst two talents to me: behold I have gained other two.
23 His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant: because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 But he that had received the one talent, came and said: Lord, I know that thou art a hard man; thou reapest where thou hast not sown, and gatherest where thou hast not strewed.
25 And being afraid I went and hid thy talent in the earth: behold here thou hast that which is thine.
26 And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not, and gather where I have not strewed:
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received my own with usury.
28 Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that hath ten talents.
29 For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: but from him that hath not, that also which he seemeth to have shall be taken away.
30 And the unprofitable servant cast ye out into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31 And when the Son of man shall come in his majesty, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit upon the seat of his majesty.
32 And all nations shall be gathered together before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left.
34 Then shall the king say to them that shall be on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father, possess you the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35 For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in:
36 Naked, and you covered me: sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came to me.
37 Then shall the just answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and fed thee; thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 And when did we see thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and covered thee?
39 Or when did we see thee sick or in prison, and came to thee?
40 And the king answering, shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me.
41 Then he shall say to them also that shall be on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels.
42 For I was hungry, and you gave me not to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me not to drink.
43 I was a stranger, and you took me not in: naked, and you covered me not: sick and in prison, and you did not visit me.
44 Then they also shall answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee?
45 Then he shall answer them, saying: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me.
46 And these shall go into everlasting punishment: but the just, into life everlasting.
Mateo 25
La Palabra (España)
Parábola de las diez muchachas
25 El reino de los cielos puede compararse a diez muchachas que en una boda tomaron sendas lámparas de aceite y salieron a recibir al novio. 2 Cinco de aquellas muchachas eran descuidadas, y las otras cinco previsoras. 3 Y sucedió que las descuidadas llevaron sus lámparas, pero olvidaron tomar el aceite necesario. 4 En cambio, las previsoras, junto con las lámparas, llevaron también alcuzas de aceite. 5 Como el novio tardaba en llegar, les entró sueño a todas y se durmieron. 6 Cuando a eso de la medianoche se oyó gritar: “¡Ya viene el novio! ¡Salid a recibirlo!”, 7 las diez muchachas se despertaron y comenzaron a preparar sus lámparas. 8 Las descuidadas, dirigiéndose a las previsoras, les dijeron: “Nuestras lámparas se están apagando. Dadnos un poco de vuestro aceite”. 9 Las previsoras les contestaron: “No podemos, porque entonces tampoco nosotras tendríamos bastante. Mejor es que acudáis a quienes lo venden y lo compréis”. 10 Pero mientras estaban comprándolo, llegó el novio, y las que lo tenían todo a punto entraron con él a la fiesta nupcial, y luego la puerta se cerró. 11 Más tarde llegaron las otras muchachas y se pusieron a llamar: “¡Señor, señor, ábrenos!”. 12 Pero él les contestó: “Os aseguro que no sé quiénes sois”.
13 Estad, pues, muy atentos porque no sabéis ni el día ni la hora [de la venida del Hijo del hombre].
Parábola del capital y los intereses
14 Igualmente [el reino de los cielos] es como un hombre que, al irse de viaje, reunió a sus criados y les confió la administración de sus negocios. 15 A cada cual, de acuerdo con su capacidad, le confió una cantidad de dinero: a uno le entregó cinco talentos; a otro, dos; y a otro, uno. Luego emprendió su viaje. 16 El que había recibido cinco talentos negoció con su capital y lo duplicó. 17 El que había recibido dos talentos hizo lo mismo, y también duplicó su capital. 18 En cambio, el que solamente había recibido un talento, tomó el dinero del amo, hizo un hoyo en el suelo y lo enterró. 19 Al cabo de mucho tiempo regresó el amo y se puso a hacer cuentas con sus criados. 20 Llegó el que había recibido los cinco talentos y, presentándole otros cinco, le dijo: “Señor, tú me entregaste cinco talentos; mira, he logrado duplicarlos”. 21 El amo le contestó: “Está muy bien. Has sido un administrador honrado y fiel. Y como has sido fiel en lo poco, yo te pondré al frente de mucho más. Entra y participa en mi propia alegría”. 22 Llegó después el que había recibido dos talentos, y dijo: “Señor, tú me entregaste dos talentos; mira, he logrado duplicarlos”. 23 El amo le dijo: “Está muy bien. Has sido un administrador honrado y fiel. Y como has sido fiel en lo poco, yo te pondré al frente de mucho más. Entra y participa en mi propia alegría”. 24 Por último, llegó el que solamente había recibido un talento, y dijo: “Señor, yo sabía que eres un hombre duro, que pretendes cosechar donde no sembraste y recoger donde no esparciste. 25 Tuve miedo y escondí tu dinero bajo tierra. Aquí lo tienes”. 26 El amo le contestó: “Administrador malo y holgazán: si sabías que yo cosecho donde no he sembrado y recojo donde no he esparcido, 27 ¿por qué no llevaste mi dinero al banco? Así, a mi regreso, yo habría recibido el capital más los intereses. 28 ¡Quitadle, pues, la parte que le confié y entregádsela al que tiene diez partes! 29 Porque a todo el que tiene, aún se le dará más, y tendrá de sobra; pero al que no tiene, hasta lo que tenga se le quitará. 30 Y a este criado inútil arrojadlo fuera, a la oscuridad. Allí llorará y le rechinarán los dientes”.
El juicio final
31 Cuando el Hijo del hombre venga con todo su esplendor y acompañado de todos sus ángeles, se sentará en su trono glorioso. 32 Todos los habitantes del mundo serán reunidos en su presencia, y él separará a unos de otros, como el pastor separa las ovejas de los machos cabríos, 33 poniendo las ovejas a un lado y los machos cabríos al otro. 34 Luego el rey dirá a los unos: “Venid, benditos de mi Padre; recibid en propiedad el reino que se os ha preparado desde el principio del mundo. 35 Porque estuve hambriento, y vosotros me disteis de comer; estuve sediento, y me disteis de beber; llegué como un extraño, y me recibisteis en vuestra casa; 36 no tenía ropa y me la disteis; estuve enfermo, y me visitasteis; en la cárcel, y fuisteis a verme”. 37 Entonces los justos le contestarán: “Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos hambriento o sediento y te dimos de comer y beber? 38 ¿Cuándo llegaste como un extraño y te recibimos en nuestras casas? ¿Cuándo te vimos sin ropa y te la dimos? 39 ¿Cuándo estuviste enfermo o en la cárcel y fuimos a verte?”. 40 Y el rey les dirá: “Os aseguro que todo lo que hayáis hecho en favor del más pequeño de mis hermanos, a mí me lo habéis hecho”. 41 A los otros, en cambio, dirá: “¡Apartaos de mí, malditos, al fuego eterno preparado para el diablo y sus ángeles! 42 Porque estuve hambriento, y no me disteis de comer; estuve sediento, y no me disteis de beber; 43 llegué como un extraño, y no me recibisteis en vuestra casa; me visteis sin ropa y no me la disteis; estuve enfermo y en la cárcel, y no me visitasteis”. 44 Entonces ellos contestarán: “Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos hambriento, o sediento, o como un extraño, o sin ropa, o enfermo, o en la cárcel y no te ofrecimos ayuda?”. 45 Y él les dirá: “Os aseguro que cuanto no hicisteis en favor de estos más pequeños, tampoco conmigo lo hicisteis”. 46 De manera que estos irán al castigo eterno; en cambio, los justos irán a la vida eterna.
Matthew 25
New International Version
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) 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.(D) 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.(E)
6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’(F)
9 “‘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
- 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.
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