Matthew 25

Matthew 25:1

• “Then the
• ‘Then the

• kingdom of
• Kingdom of

• Heaven
• heaven

• will
• shall

• be like ten
• be like this: Ten
• be like this. Ten
• be compared to ten
• be likened to ten

• virgins who
• virgins, who
• bridesmaids who

• took

• their
• their oil

• lamps, and
• lamps and

• went out to
• went to

• meet the
• wait for the

• bridegroom.
• groom.

Matthew 25:2

• Five of them
• Now five of them
• Five of the girls

• were

• foolish, and five
• foolish and five
• wise and five
• wise, and five

• were

• wise.
• sensible:
• sensible.
• prudent.
• prudent;
• foolish.

Matthew 25:3

• the foolish
• The foolish

• ones
• women

• took their

• lamps but
• lamps, but
• lamps,

• did
• they did

• not
• n’t

• take any
• take
• take olive

• oil with

• them,
• them.
• them;

Matthew 25:4

• but the wise
• The wise ones
• But the wise ones

• took flasks of

• oil with
• oil for

• their

• lamps.
• torches.

Matthew 25:5

• “The bridegroom
• The bridegroom
• When the bridegroom
• Since the groom
• As the bridegroom

• was
• was a long

• delayed,
• late in coming
• late in coming,
• slow in coming,

• they all
• they

• became drowsy and
• became drowsy, and
• slumbered and

• fell asleep.
• slept.
• went to sleep.

Matthew 25:6

• But at midnight there was a

• shout, ‘
• shout,
• cry, ‘
• cry, “

• Look! The
• Look, the
• Behold, the

• bridegroom!
• groom!

• Come out to
• Come and
• Come to
• Go out and

• meet
• greet

• him!
• him.”
• him.’
• him!’
• him!”

Matthew 25:7

• Then all those
• Then all the
• “Then all the

• virgins
• girls

• woke up and
• got up and
• arose and
• arose, and
• woke up.
• rose and

• trimmed
• got
• prepared

• their

• lamps,
• lamps.
• lamps ready.
• lamps ready,
• torches.

Matthew 25:8

• The foolish ones
• the foolish ones
• “The foolish ones
• And the foolish
• and the foolish
• The foolish
• But the foolish girls
• But the foolish ones
• And the foolish ones
• and the foolish ones

• said to the

• wise, ‘
• wise,
• wise ones, “
• wise ones, ‘
• prudent,
• prudent ‘
• prudent, ‘
• sensible ones, “
• sensible ones, ‘

• Give

• us some of
• us of

• your

• oil, because
• oil because
• oil!
• oil:
• oil.
• oil;
• oil, for
• oil; for

• our
• Our

• lamps
• torches

• are

• going out;
• going out.
• going out.’
• going out.”
• going out!’

Matthew 25:9

• But the wise
• But the wise answered,
• “No,” they
• “‘No,’ they
• But the wise ones

• replied. ‘There
• replied, There
• replied, ‘there
• replied, “There
• answered ‘No, There
• answered, ‘No, there
• answered, ‘There
• answered, “There

• will
• may
• wo

• not
• n’t
• never

• be

• enough for
• enough for all of
• enough for both

• us and
• us and for

• you.
• you,
• you!
• you:
• you;

• go
• Go

• instead to those who
• instead to the
• rather to those who
• rather to the

• dealers and
• sell, and
• sell oil and

• buy some for
• buy for
• buy oil for

• yourselves.
• yourselves.’
• yourselves.”

Matthew 25:10

• But while they
• “But while they
• While they
• “While they
• ‘While they
• And while they

• went to
• were gone to
• were on their way to
• went
• were
• had gone
• were going
• had gone to

• buy it, the
• buy oil, the
• away to buy, the
• buying oil, the
• buy, the

• bridegroom
• groom

• came and those who
• came, and those who
• came. Those who
• arrived, and those who
• arrived. Those who
• arrived; those who

• were ready

• went in with
• went with

• him to the
• him into the

• marriage feast; and the
• marriage feast, and the
• wedding banquet; and the
• wedding banquet. And the
• wedding banquet, and the
• wedding feast, and the
• wedding feast; and the
• wedding; and the
• wedding, and the
• wedding hall and the
• wedding hall, and the

• door was

• shut.
• closed.
• locked.
• closed and locked.

Matthew 25:11

• Later, the
• “Later the
• Later the
• Afterward the
• “Afterward the
• Afterwards the

• other virgins also

• came
• came. ‘
• came,
• came.
• came and

• said, ‘
• saying, ‘
• also, saying, ‘
• Sir, Sir,’
• Sir! Sir!’
• They said, ‘
• Lord, Lord,”
• Lord, Lord,’

• Lord!
• Lord,
• Sir!
• Sir,
• they

• Sir!
• sir!
• sir,
• Sir,
• Lord!
• lord,
• Lord,
• said, ‘
• said. ‘
• said, “

• open the door for
• Open the door for
• open up for

• us.’
• us.”
• us!’
• us.
• us!”
• us in!’
• us in.’
• us in!

Matthew 25:12

• But he
• “But he
• “But the bridegroom
• But the bridegroom
• But the groom

• replied, “
• replied, ‘
• answered ‘
• answered, ”’
• answered, ‘
• replied, ‘Truly,
• replied, ‘Truly
• answered, ‘Truly
• answered, ‘Truly,

• I say to you, I
• I tell you, I
• I tell you the truth, I
• I

• don’t even know

• you.
• you!’
• you!”
• you.”
• you.’

Matthew 25:13

• “So
• So
• Therefore
• Therefore,
• “Therefore
• “Therefore,
• “So always

• be ready!
• be ready.
• stay awake, because
• watch!
• stay alert, because

• you
• You

• do

• not
• n’t

• know the
• know neither the
• know either the

• day or the
• day nor the

• hour!
• hour.
• hour.’
• hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

Matthew 25:14

• For it
• “For it
• “For the kingdom of heaven
• ‘It
• “The kingdom of heaven

• is like a
• is just like a
• will be like a

• man,
• man
• man about to
• man who

• going on a
• going
• going into another

• journey, who
• journey. He
• trip. He
• abroad who
• abroad, who
• journey,
• journey

• called
• summoned
• called in

• his
• his own

• servants, and
• servants and
• slaves and

• entrusted his

• property to
• possessions to
• money to
• goods to

• them.
• them;

Matthew 25:15

• to one he
• To one he
• He
• And to one he
• and to one he

• gave five

• talents, to another two, to another one; to each
• talents, to another two, to another one, to each
• talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each
• talents, to another two, and to another one, each

• according to his ability. Then he

• went on a
• left on
• went
• went on
• left the

• journey.
• country.
• journey immediately.
• journey. Immediately
• his journey.
• his trip.
• away.

Matthew 25:16

• [Translation pending]

Matthew 25:17

• In the same
• It was the same with the
• Likewise the
• Likewise, the

• one who
• way, the one who
• way the one who
• servant who
• way the servant who
• way, the servant who

• had the two
• had two
• had received two
• received two

• gained another two.

Matthew 25:18

• But he who
• But the servant who

• had

• received the one
• received one

• talent went and
• talent went away, and
• talent went away and
• went off and

• dug a
• dug in the

• hole in the ground, and
• hole in the ground and
• ground, and
• ground and

• hid
• buried

• his

• master
• lord

• ’s

• money.
• money in it.
• money in the hole.
• money in the ground.

Matthew 25:19

• After a long
• ‘After a long
• “After a long
• Now after a long
• “Now after a long

• time, the
• time the

• master of those
• lord of those

• servants
• slaves

• came, and
• came and
• returned, and
• returned and
• came back and

• settled

• accounts with
• his accounts with

• them.

Matthew 25:20

• [Translation pending]

Matthew 25:21

• “His
• ‘His
• His

• master
• lord

• said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful

• servant!
• servant.
• servant;

• you
• You

• have been

• faithful over a
• faithful with a
• faithful in

• few things.
• few things,
• few things;
• little;
• little.
• little,

• Iwill

• put
• set

• you in
• you

• charge of

• many things.
• many things;

• Enter into the
• enter into the

• joy of your

• master.’
• master!’
• lord.’

Matthew 25:22

• “Then the
• Then the

• servant who

• got two
• had been given two

• bags of money

• came to the
• came. ‘

• master. The servant

• said, ‘
• said ‘
• said, “

• Master,
• Sir,
• Lord,

• you

• gave
• entrusted

• me two bags of money to

• care for. So
• care for, so

• I used your two bags to earn two

• more.
• more.”
• more.’
• more!’

Matthew 25:23

• “His
• His

• master said to

• him, ‘Well
• him, “Well

• done, good and

• faithful
• trustworthy

• servant!
• servant.
• servant;
• slave.
• slave;
• slave!

• you
• You

• have been
• were
• ’ve been

• faithful over a
• faithful with a
• trustworthy in a
• faithful in

• few
• small

• things.
• things;
• things,

• Iwill

• put
• let

• you in
• you

• charge of
• care for

• many
• much greater

• things. Come and share your master’s

• happiness!”
• happiness.”
• happiness!’
• joy.’
• joy!’

Matthew 25:24

• “Then the servant who got one bag of money came to the master. The servant

• said, ‘
• said ‘
• said, “

• Master,
• Sir,
• Lord,

• I

• knew that
• knew
• know
• know that

• you
• you to
• you, that you
• you that you

• were a
• are a
• be a

• hard man. You harvest grain where you

• did
• have

• not
• n’t

• plant.
• sown.
• sown,
• planted.

• you
• You

• gather crops where you did not

• scattered
• scatter

• seed,
• seed.
• seed;

Matthew 25:25

• So I
• so I
• I
• And I

• was

• afraid, and
• afraid. And
• afraid and
• afraid.
• afraid,
• afraid, so
• afraid. So

• I

• went and hid
• hid
• went off and hid
• went away and hid
• went out and hid

• your

• talent in the
• money in the
• gold in the

• ground. Hereis your

• money.”
• money!’
• money.’

Matthew 25:26

• But his
• “But his
• “His

• master
• lord

• answered him, ‘
• answered him, “
• replied, ‘You
• answered and said to
• replied, ‘
• answered, ‘You are a

• wicked and
• bad and
• You wicked and

• lazy
• slothful

• servant!
• servant.
• servant,
• servant! So
• slave!
• servant! If

• you
• You

• knew that I

• reap where
• harvest where
• harvest
• harvest what

• I
• grain where I

• did
• have

• not
• n’t

• sown and
• sow and

• gather where I

• have
• did

• not
• n’t

• scattered?
• scattered,
• scattered seed?
• scattered seed.
• scatter?
• scatter.
• scatter seed?
• scatter seed.
• winnowed?

Matthew 25:27

• Then you
• then you
• You
• Well, then, you
• Well then, you
• So you

• should
• ought to

• have

• put
• deposited
• invested

• my

• money with the
• money in the

• bankers, and at
• bankers, and when
• bankers. And when
• bankers, and on
• bank. When

• I
• my

• returned
• returned,
• return
• coming

• I

• would
• could
• should

• have

• received
• got
• received what
• received back

• my
• was my

• own with
• money back with

• interest.’
• interest!
• interest.

Matthew 25:28

• [Translation pending]

Matthew 25:29

• For to everyone who
• “For to everyone who
• ‘For to everyone who

• has, more will be

• given and
• given, and
• given more, and

• he
• they

• will

• have
• have an

• abundance; but from
• abundance, but from
• abundance; but from the
• abundance. But from the

• one who
• him who

• does

• not
• n’t

• have?
• have,

• even what
• Even what

• he
• they

• has
• have
• does have

• will be

• taken
• taken from

• away.
• away from him.
• away from him.’
• him.
• away from them.
• away from them.’

Matthew 25:30

• And throw the
• Then the master said, ‘Throw that
• And throw that
• And cast the
• And throw this
• Throw out the

• useless
• worthless
• good-for-nothing
• unprofitable

• servant into the
• slave into the

• outer

• darkness, where there
• darkness; there
• darkness. There
• darkness outside, where there

• will be

• weeping and
• wailing and

• gnashing of
• grinding of

• teeth.”
• teeth.
• teeth!”
• teeth.” ’
• teeth.’
• teeth!’

Matthew 25:31

• “When the Son of
• ‘When the Son of
• When the Son of
• “When the son of

• Man
• man

• comes in

• his
• His

• glory and all the
• glory, and all the

• angels with

• him,
• Him,

• then

• He
• he

• will

• sit on
• sit upon

• his
• His

• glorious
• royal

• throne.
• throne,

Matthew 25:32

• All the nations
• and all the nations
• And all the nations
• All the people of the world

• will be

• gathered before
• assembled before

• him, and
• Him; and
• Him, and
• him and
• him. And
• Him.
• him.

• He
• he

• will

• separate
• separate the
• divide

• them one from another as a
• them one from another, as a
• people one from another as a
• them from one another, like a
• them from one another like a

• shepherd

• separates the
• separates

• sheep from the
• sheep from

• goats—
• goats,
• goats.
• goats;

Matthew 25:33

• He will put the
• He will place the
• And he will place the
• and he will place the
• and he shall set the
• and he will put the
• and He will put the

• sheep on

• his
• His

• right

• side. But the
• side, but the

• goats He will put on
• goats he will put on

• his
• His

• left.
• left side.

Matthew 25:34

• [Translation pending]

Matthew 25:35

• for I
• For I
• I
• For when I
• For, when I

• was

• hungry, and
• hungry. And
• hungry and
• hungry,
• hungry.

• you
• You

• gave

• Me
• me

• food.
• food;
• food,
• something to eat,
• something to eat.
• something to eat;
• food to eat.

• I was

• thirsty. And
• thirsty and
• thirsty, and
• thirsty,
• thirsty.

• you
• You

• gave

• me something to
• Me something to
• Me
• me
• me a

• drink;
• drink.
• drink,
• drink; when
• drink. When

• I was a

• stranger. And
• stranger and
• stranger, and
• stranger,
• stranger.

• you
• You

• took
• invited
• welcomed
• made

• me in.
• me in;
• me in,
• Me in;
• me.
• Me,
• me,

Matthew 25:36

• [Translation pending]

Matthew 25:37

• “Then the
• ‘Then the
• Then the

• righteous
• good people

• will

• answer
• answer, ‘
• answer ‘
• reply, “
• reply, ‘

• him, ‘Lord, when
• Him, Lord, when
• Him, ‘Lord, when
• Lord, when
• him, saying, ‘Lord, when
• Him, saying, ‘Lord, when
• him, saying, Lord, when

• did we

• see
• saw

• you
• You

• hungry, and
• hungry and

• feed
• gave

• you? Or
• you; or
• You, or
• you or
• you, or
• You food, or
• you food, or

• thirsty and
• thirsty, and
• see you thirsty and

• give
• gave

• you
• You
• you a
• you something to

• drink?
• drink,
• something to drink?

Matthew 25:38

• [Translation pending]

Matthew 25:39

• When did
• and when did
• And when did

• we
• we ever

• see
• find

• you
• You

• sick or in
• sick, or in
• ill, or in
• ill or in

• prison and
• prison, and

• visit
• come to
• come to see
• go to visit
• care for

• you?
• you?”
• you?’
• You?’
• You?

Matthew 25:40

• “And the King
• And the King
• And the king
• “And the king
• ‘The King
• The king
• “The King
• The King
• “The king
• “Then the king
• “Then the King

• will

• answer
• answer and say to

• them, ‘

• Truly
• Truly,

• I

• tell
• say to
• assure

• you: Whatever
• you, whatever
• you, because

• you did it to one of the least of these

• my
• My

• brothers,
• brothers
• brethren,

• you

• did
• have done

• it to
• it for

• me.”
• Me.’
• Me.
• me!’
• me.’

Matthew 25:41

• “Then
• ‘Then
• Then
• “Then the
• Then the

• He
• he
• King
• king

• will

• say to those on
• say to those at

• his
• His

• left, “
• left, ‘
• left hand, ‘
• left hand,

• Depart from
• Get away from

• Me,
• me,

• you
• you who

• cursed, into the
• accursed, into the
• are cursed, into the

• eternal
• everlasting

• fire
• fire which has
• fire that has
• fire which
• fire that

• prepared for the
• been prepared for the
• is prepared for the
• was prepared for the

• devil and
• Devil and

• his

• angels;
• angels.
• angels.’
• angels!
• angels:

Matthew 25:42

• for I
• For I
• I
• For when I
• For, when I

• was

• hungry, and
• hungry and
• hungry. But
• hungry but
• hungry, but
• hungry,
• hungry.
• hungry

• you
• You

• gave
• did not give
• didn’t give

• Me
• me
• me no
• Me no

• nothing to eat,
• nothing to eat;
• nothing to eat!
• nothing to eat.
• food.
• food;
• food,
• food to eat.
• food to eat;
• food. When
• food; when

• I was

• thirsty and
• thirsty, and
• thirsty, but
• thirsty. But
• thirsty but
• thirsty,
• thirsty.

• you
• You

• gave
• did not give
• didn’t give

• me no
• Me no
• Me
• me
• me a

• drink;
• drink!
• drink.
• drink,
• anything to drink,
• anything to drink.

Matthew 25:43

• I
• when I

• was a

• stranger and
• stranger, and
• stranger, but
• stranger but
• stranger. But
• stranger,
• stranger.

• you
• You

• did

• not
• n’t

• welcome
• invite
• take
• receive

• me in,
• me in;
• Me in;
• Me in,
• me in, I
• Me in; I
• me in. I
• me;
• me,
• me as a guest,
• me. I
• me; I

• naked, and
• naked and
• was naked, and
• was naked and
• needed clothes, and
• needed clothes and

• you did

• not
• n’t

• clothe
• give

• Me;
• Me,
• me;
• me,
• Me, I
• me, I
• me; I

• was sick and in
• sick, and in
• sick and in

• prison and
• prison, and
• prison.
• prison
• prison,
• prison. But
• prison but

• you
• You

• did

• not
• n’t

• visit
• take care of
• come to see
• care for

• me.
• me.”
• Me.’
• Me.
• me!’
• me.’

Matthew 25:44

• “Then
• ‘Then

• they

• too,
• too
• also

• will

• answer, ‘
• answer ‘
• answer, saying, ‘
• ask, “
• ask, ‘
• reply, “
• reply, ‘

• Lord, when
• Master, when

• did
• was

• we
• it that we

• see
• saw

• you
• You

• hungry or
• hungry, or

• thirsty, or a
• thirsty or a

• stranger or
• stranger, or

• naked or
• naked, or

• sick or in
• sick, or in

• prison and
• prison, and

• did not
• didn’t
• not

• help
• minister to

• you?
• you?”
• you?’
• You?’

Matthew 25:45

• [Translation pending]

Matthew 25:46

• “And these will
• And these will
• “And they will
• And they will
• Then they will
• “Then they will
• And these shall
• “These people will
• These will

• go away into
• go away ‘into
• go away to
• go off to
• depart into

• eternal
• everlasting

• punishment: but the
• punishment. But the
• punishment, but the

• righteous into
• righteous ‘into
• righteous to
• righteous will go into

• eternal
• everlasting

• life.
• life.”
• life.’