Matthew 25
25"At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there were ten young women who took their oil lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.G5119G932G3772G3666G1176G3933G3748G2983G846G2985G1831G529G1519G35662Five of them were foolish, and the other five were wise.G1161G4002G1537G846G2258G5429G2532G4002G34743The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any extra oil with them,G3748G3474G2983G846G1438G2985G2983G3756G1637G3326G14384while the wise ones took containers full of oil for their lamps.G1161G5429G2983G1637G1722G846G30G3326G846G29855The bridegroom was late in coming, so they began to nod and fall asleep.G1161G3566G5549G3956G3573G2532G25186"It was already midnight when the cry rang out, 'Here is the bridegroom! Come and meet him!'G1161G3319G3571G2906G1096G2400G3566G2064G1831G1519G529G8467The ten young women woke up and trimmed their lamps.G5119G3956G1565G3933G1453G2532G2885G846G29858Then the foolish ones said to the wise ones, 'Let us have some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.'G1161G3474G2036G5429G1325G2254G1537G5216G1637G3754G2257G2985G45709'No, indeed,' the wise ones answered, 'there is not enough for you and for us. Go to the store and buy some for yourselves.'G1161G5429G611G3004G3379G714G3756G714G2254G2532G5213G1161G4198G3123G4314G4453G2532G59G143810So the foolish ones went off to buy some oil; and while they were gone, the bridegroom arrived. The five who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was closed.G1161G846G565G59G3566G2064G2532G2092G1525G3326G846G1519G1062G2532G2374G280811"Later the others arrived. 'Sir, sir! Let us in!' they cried out.G1161G5305G2064G2532G3062G3933G3004G2962G2962G455G225412'Certainly not! I don't know you,' the bridegroom answered."G1161G611G2036G281G3004G5213G1492G5209G375613And Jesus concluded, "Watch out, then, because you do not know the day or the hour.G1127G3767G3754G1492G3756G2250G3761G5610G1722G3739G5207G444G206414"At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there was a man who was about to leave home on a trip; he called his servants and put them in charge of his property.G1063G5618G444G589G2564G2398G1401G2532G3860G846G846G522415He gave to each one according to his ability: to one he gave five thousand gold coins, to another he gave two thousand, and to another he gave one thousand. Then he left on his trip.G2532G3739G3303G1325G4002G5007G1161G3739G1417G1161G3739G1520G1538G2596G2398G1411G2532G2112G58916The servant who had received five thousand coins went at once and invested his money and earned another five thousand.G1161G2983G4002G5007G4198G2038G1722G846G2532G4160G243G4002G500717In the same way the servant who had received two thousand coins earned another two thousand.G2532G5615G3588G1417G846G2532G2770G243G141718But the servant who had received one thousand coins went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money.G1161G2983G1520G565G3736G1722G1093G2532G613G846G2962G69419"After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.G1161G3326G4183G5550G2962G1565G1401G2064G2532G4868G3056G3326G84620The servant who had received five thousand coins came in and handed over the other five thousand. 'You gave me five thousand coins, sir,' he said. 'Look! Here are another five thousand that I have earned.'G2532G2983G4002G5007G4334G4374G243G4002G5007G3004G2962G3860G3427G4002G5007G2396G2770G1909G846G4002G5007G24321'Well done, you good and faithful servant!' said his master. 'You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!'G1161G846G2962G5346G846G2095G18G2532G4103G1401G2258G4103G1909G3641G2525G4571G2525G1909G4183G1525G1519G5479G4675G296222Then the servant who had been given two thousand coins came in and said, 'You gave me two thousand coins, sir. Look! Here are another two thousand that I have earned.'G1161G2532G2983G1417G5007G4334G2036G2962G3860G3427G1417G5007G2396G2770G1417G243G5007G1909G84623'Well done, you good and faithful servant!' said his master. 'You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!'G846G2962G5346G846G2095G18G2532G4103G1401G2258G4103G1909G3641G2525G4571G2525G1909G4183G1525G1519G5479G4675G296224Then the servant who had received one thousand coins came in and said, 'Sir, I know you are a hard man; you reap harvests where you did not plant, and you gather crops where you did not scatter seed.G1161G2532G2983G1520G5007G4334G2036G2962G1097G4571G3754G1488G4642G444G2325G3699G4687G3756G4687G2532G4863G3606G1287G3756G128725I was afraid, so I went off and hid your money in the ground. Look! Here is what belongs to you.'G2532G5399G565G2928G4675G5007G1722G1093G2396G2192G467426'You bad and lazy servant!' his master said. 'You knew, did you, that I reap harvests where I did not plant, and gather crops where I did not scatter seed?G1161G846G2962G611G2036G846G4190G2532G3636G1401G1492G3754G2325G3699G4687G3756G2532G4863G3606G1287G3756G128727Well, then, you should have deposited my money in the bank, and I would have received it all back with interest when I returned.G4571G1163G3767G906G3450G694G5133G2532G2064G1473G302G2865G1699G4862G511028Now, take the money away from him and give it to the one who has ten thousand coins.G142G3767G5007G575G846G2532G1325G2192G1176G500729For to every person who has something, even more will be given, and he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing, even the little that he has will be taken away from him.G1063G3956G2192G1325G2532G4052G1161G575G846G2192G3361G142G575G2532G3739G219230As for this useless servant - -throw him outside in the darkness; there he will cry and gnash his teeth.'G2532G1544G888G1401G1519G1857G4655G1563G2071G2805G2532G1030G359931"When the Son of Man comes as King and all the angels with him, he will sit on his royal throne,G1161G3752G5207G444G2064G1722G846G1391G2532G3956G40G32G3326G846G5119G2523G1909G2362G846G139132and the people of all the nations will be gathered before him. Then he will divide them into two groups, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.G2532G1715G846G4863G3956G1484G2532G873G846G240G575G240G5618G4166G873G4263G575G205633He will put the righteous people at his right and the others at his left.G2532G2476G3303G4263G1537G846G1188G1161G2055G1537G217634Then the King will say to the people on his right, 'Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world.G5119G935G2046G1537G846G1188G1205G2127G3450G3962G2816G932G2090G5213G575G2602G288935I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you received me in your homes,G1063G3983G2532G1325G3427G5315G1372G2532G4222G3165G4222G2252G3581G2532G4863G3165G486336naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.'G1131G2532G4016G3165G770G2532G1980G3165G2252G1722G5438G2532G2064G4314G316537The righteous will then answer him, 'When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink?G5119G1342G611G846G3004G2962G4219G1492G4571G3983G2532G5142G2228G1372G2532G422238When did we ever see you a stranger and welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you?G1161G4219G1492G4571G3581G2532G4863G2228G1131G2532G401639When did we ever see you sick or in prison, and visit you?'G1161G4219G1492G4571G772G2228G1722G5438G2532G2064G4314G457140The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!'G2532G935G611G2046G846G281G3004G5213G1909G3745G4160G1520G1646G5130G3450G80G4160G169841"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Away from me, you that are under God's curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels!G5119G2046G2532G1537G2176G4198G575G1700G2672G1519G166G4442G2090G1228G2532G846G3242I was hungry but you would not feed me, thirsty but you would not give me a drink;G1063G3983G2532G1325G3427G3756G5315G1372G2532G4222G3165G3756G422243I was a stranger but you would not welcome me in your homes, naked but you would not clothe me; I was sick and in prison but you would not take care of me.'G2252G3581G2532G4863G3165G3756G4863G1131G2532G4016G3165G3756G772G2532G1722G5438G2532G1980G3165G375644Then they will answer him, 'When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and we would not help you?'G5119G846G2532G611G846G3004G2962G4219G1492G4571G3983G2228G1372G2228G3581G2228G1131G2228G772G2228G1722G5438G2532G1247G3756G1247G467145The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you refused to help one of these least important ones, you refused to help me.'G5119G611G846G3004G281G3004G5213G1909G3745G4160G3756G1520G1646G5130G4160G3761G169846These, then, will be sent off to eternal punishment, but the righteous will go to eternal life."G2532G3778G565G1519G166G2851G1161G1342G1519G2222G166
Columbus, OH
