Matthew 25 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Parable of Ten Virgins

25 “Then ^(A)the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their ^(B)lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. ² Five of them were foolish, and five were ^(C)prudent. ³ For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, ⁴ but the ^(D)prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps. ⁵ Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep. ⁶ But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ ⁷ Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. ⁸ The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ ⁹ But the ^(E)prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’ ¹⁰ And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ^(F)ready went in with him to ^(G)the wedding feast; and ^(H)the door was shut. ¹¹ Later the other virgins also came, saying, ‘^(I)Lord, lord, open up for us.’ ¹² But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’ ^{13 (J)}Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.

Parable of the Talents

¹⁴ “^(K)For it is just like a man ^(L)about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. ¹⁵ To one he gave five ^[a](M)talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he ^(N)went on his journey. ¹⁶ Immediately the one who had received the five ^(O)talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents. ¹⁷ In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more. ¹⁸ But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his ^[b]master’s money.

¹⁹ “Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *^(P)settled accounts with them. ²⁰ The one who had received the five ^(Q)talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have gained five more talents.’ ²¹ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and ^(R)faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will ^(S)put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your ^[c]master.’

²² “Also the one who had received the two ^(T)talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.’ ²³ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and ^(U)faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

²⁴ “And the one also who had received the one ^(V)talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed. ²⁵ And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’

²⁶ “But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed. ²⁷ Then you ought to have put my money ^[d]in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. ²⁸ Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’

²⁹ “^(W)For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. ³⁰ Throw out the worthless slave into ^(X)the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The Judgment

³¹ “But when ^(Y)the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then ^(Z)He will sit on His glorious throne. ³² All the nations will be ^(AA)gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, ^(AB)as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; ³³ and He will put the sheep ^(AC)on His right, and the goats ^(AD)on the left.

³⁴ “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, ^(AE)inherit the kingdom prepared for you ^(AF)from the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For ^(AG)I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; ^(AH)I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; ^{36 (AI)}naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you ^(AJ)visited Me; ^(AK)I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ 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 And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? ³⁹ When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ ^{40 (AL)}The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, ^(AM)to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

⁴¹ “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘^(AN)Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the ^(AO)eternal fire which has been prepared for ^(AP)the devil and his angels; 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; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ ⁴⁴ Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not ^[e]take care of You?’ ⁴⁵ Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ ⁴⁶ These will go away into ^(AQ)eternal punishment, but the righteous into ^(AR)eternal life.”

Footnotes

1. Matthew 25:15 A talent was worth about fifteen years’ wages of a laborer
2. Matthew 25:18 Or lord’s
3. Matthew 25:21 Or lord
4. Matthew 25:27 Lit to the bankers
5. Matthew 25:44 Or serve

Cross references

1. Matthew 25:1 : Matt 13:24
2. Matthew 25:1 : John 18:3; Acts 20:8; Rev 4:5; 8:10
3. Matthew 25:2 : Matt 7:24; 10:16; 25:2ff
4. Matthew 25:4 : Matt 7:24; 10:16; 25:2ff
5. Matthew 25:9 : Matt 7:24; 10:16; 25:2ff
6. Matthew 25:10 : Matt 24:42ff
7. Matthew 25:10 : Luke 12:35f
8. Matthew 25:10 : Matt 7:21ff; Luke 13:25
9. Matthew 25:11 : Matt 7:21ff; Luke 13:25
10. Matthew 25:13 : Matt 24:42ff
11. Matthew 25:14 : Matt 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-27
12. Matthew 25:14 : Matt 21:33
13. Matthew 25:15 : Matt 18:24; Luke 19:13
14. Matthew 25:15 : Matt 21:33
15. Matthew 25:16 : Matt 18:24; Luke 19:13
16. Matthew 25:19 : Matt 18:23
17. Matthew 25:20 : Matt 18:24; Luke 19:13
18. Matthew 25:21 : Matt 24:45, 47; 25:23
19. Matthew 25:21 : Luke 12:44; 22:29; Rev 3:21; 21:7
20. Matthew 25:22 : Matt 18:24; Luke 19:13
21. Matthew 25:23 : Matt 24:45, 47; 25:21
22. Matthew 25:24 : Matt 18:24; Luke 19:13
23. Matthew 25:29 : Matt 13:12; Mark 4:25; Luke 8:18; John 15:2
24. Matthew 25:30 : Matt 8:12; 22:13; Luke 13:28
25. Matthew 25:31 : Matt 16:27f; 1 Thess 4:16; 2 Thess 1:7; Heb 9:28; Jude 14; Rev 1:7
26. Matthew 25:31 : Matt 19:28
27. Matthew 25:32 : Matt 13:49; 2 Cor 5:10
28. Matthew 25:32 : Ezek 34:17, 20
29. Matthew 25:33 : 1 Kin 2:19; Ps 45:9
30. Matthew 25:33 : Eccl 10:2
31. Matthew 25:34 : Matt 5:3; 19:29; Luke 12:32; 1 Cor 6:9; 15:50; Gal 5:21; James 2:5
32. Matthew 25:34 : Matt 13:35; Luke 11:50; John 17:24; Eph 1:4; Heb 4:3; 9:26; 1 Pet 1:20; Rev 13:8; 17:8
33. Matthew 25:35 : Is 58:7; Ezek 18:7, 16; James 2:15, 16
34. Matthew 25:35 : Job 31:32; Heb 13:2
35. Matthew 25:36 : Is 58:7; Ezek 18:7, 16; James 2:15, 16
36. Matthew 25:36 : James 1:27
37. Matthew 25:36 : 2 Tim 1:16f
38. Matthew 25:40 : Matt 25:34; Luke 19:38; Rev 17:14; 19:16
39. Matthew 25:40 : Prov 19:17; Matt 10:42; Heb 6:10
40. Matthew 25:41 : Matt 7:23
41. Matthew 25:41 : Mark 9:48; Luke 16:24; Jude 7
42. Matthew 25:41 : Matt 4:10; Rev 12:9
43. Matthew 25:46 : Dan 12:2; John 5:29; Acts 24:15
44. Matthew 25:46 : Matt 19:29; John 3:15f, 36; 5:24; 6:27, 40, 47, 54; 17:2f; Acts 13:46, 48; Rom 2:7; 5:21; 6:23; Gal 6:8; 1 John 5:11