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Matthew 25

25"At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.G5119G932G3772G3666G1176G3933G3748G2983G846G2985G1831G529G1519G35662Five of them were foolish and five were wise.G1161G4002G1537G846G2258G5429G2532G4002G34743The fool ish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.G3748G3474G2983G846G1438G2985G2983G3756G1637G3326G14384The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.G1161G5429G2983G1637G1722G846G30G3326G846G29855The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.G1161G3566G5549G3956G3573G2532G25186"At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'G1161G3319G3571G2906G1096G2400G3566G2064G1831G1519G529G8467"Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.G5119G3956G1565G3933G1453G2532G2885G846G29858The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'G1161G3474G2036G5429G1325G2254G1537G5216G1637G3754G2257G2985G45709" '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.'G1161G5429G611G3004G3379G714G3756G714G2254G2532G5213G1161G4198G3123G4314G4453G2532G59G143810"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. And the door was shut.G1161G846G565G59G3566G2064G2532G2092G1525G3326G846G1519G1062G2532G2374G280811"Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!'G1161G5305G2064G2532G3062G3933G3004G2962G2962G455G225412"But he replied, 'Truly I tell you, I don't know you.'G1161G611G2036G281G3004G5213G1492G5209G375613"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.G1127G3767G3754G1492G3756G2250G3761G5610G1722G3739G5207G444G206414"Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them.G1063G5618G444G589G2564G2398G1401G2532G3860G846G846G522415To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.G2532G3739G3303G1325G4002G5007G1161G3739G1417G1161G3739G1520G1538G2596G2398G1411G2532G2112G58916The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more.G1161G2983G4002G5007G4198G2038G1722G846G2532G4160G243G4002G500717So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more.G2532G5615G3588G1417G846G2532G2770G243G141718But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.G1161G2983G1520G565G3736G1722G1093G2532G613G846G2962G69419"After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.G1161G3326G4183G5550G2962G1565G1401G2064G2532G4868G3056G3326G84620The 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.'G2532G2983G4002G5007G4334G4374G243G4002G5007G3004G2962G3860G3427G4002G5007G2396G2770G1909G846G4002G5007G24321"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. Come and share your master's happiness!'G1161G846G2962G5346G846G2095G18G2532G4103G1401G2258G4103G1909G3641G2525G4571G2525G1909G4183G1525G1519G5479G4675G296222"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.'G1161G2532G2983G1417G5007G4334G2036G2962G3860G3427G1417G5007G2396G2770G1417G243G5007G1909G84623"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. Come and share your master's happiness!'G846G2962G5346G846G2095G18G2532G4103G1401G2258G4103G1909G3641G2525G4571G2525G1909G4183G1525G1519G5479G4675G296224"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.G1161G2532G2983G1520G5007G4334G2036G2962G1097G4571G3754G1488G4642G444G2325G3699G4687G3756G4687G2532G4863G3606G1287G3756G128725So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.'G2532G5399G565G2928G4675G5007G1722G1093G2396G2192G467426"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?G1161G846G2962G611G2036G846G4190G2532G3636G1401G1492G3754G2325G3699G4687G3756G2532G4863G3606G1287G3756G128727Well 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.G4571G1163G3767G906G3450G694G5133G2532G2064G1473G302G2865G1699G4862G511028" 'Take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags.G142G3767G5007G575G846G2532G1325G2192G1176G500729For those who have will be given more, and they will have an abundance. As for those who do not have, even what they have will be taken from them.G1063G3956G2192G1325G2532G4052G1161G575G846G2192G3361G142G575G2532G3739G219230And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'G2532G1544G888G1401G1519G1857G4655G1563G2071G2805G2532G1030G359931"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.G1161G3752G5207G444G2064G1722G846G1391G2532G3956G40G32G3326G846G5119G2523G1909G2362G846G139132All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.G2532G1715G846G4863G3956G1484G2532G873G846G240G575G240G5618G4166G873G4263G575G205633He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.G2532G2476G3303G4263G1537G846G1188G1161G2055G1537G217634"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.G5119G935G2046G1537G846G1188G1205G2127G3450G3962G2816G932G2090G5213G575G2602G288935For 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,G1063G3983G2532G1325G3427G5315G1372G2532G4222G3165G4222G2252G3581G2532G4863G3165G486336I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'G1131G2532G4016G3165G770G2532G1980G3165G2252G1722G5438G2532G2064G4314G316537"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?G5119G1342G611G846G3004G2962G4219G1492G4571G3983G2532G5142G2228G1372G2532G422238When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?G1161G4219G1492G4571G3581G2532G4863G2228G1131G2532G401639When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'G1161G4219G1492G4571G772G2228G1722G5438G2532G2064G4314G457140"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.'G2532G935G611G2046G846G281G3004G5213G1909G3745G4160G1520G1646G5130G3450G80G4160G169841"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.G5119G2046G2532G1537G2176G4198G575G1700G2672G1519G166G4442G2090G1228G2532G846G3242For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,G1063G3983G2532G1325G3427G3756G5315G1372G2532G4222G3165G3756G422243I 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.'G2252G3581G2532G4863G3165G3756G4863G1131G2532G4016G3165G3756G772G2532G1722G5438G2532G1980G3165G375644"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?'G5119G846G2532G611G846G3004G2962G4219G1492G4571G3983G2228G1372G2228G3581G2228G1131G2228G772G2228G1722G5438G2532G1247G3756G1247G467145"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.'G5119G611G846G3004G281G3004G5213G1909G3745G4160G3756G1520G1646G5130G4160G3761G169846"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."G2532G3778G565G1519G166G2851G1161G1342G1519G2222G166


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