¹ Then the kingdome of heauen shalbe likened vnto tenne virgins, which tooke their lampes, and went foorth to meete the bridegrome.

² And fiue of them were wise, and fiue foolish.

³ The foolish tooke their lampes, but tooke none oyle with them.

⁴ But the wise tooke oyle in their vessels with their lampes.

⁵ Nowe while the bridegrome taried long, all slumbred and slept.

⁶ And at midnight there was a crie made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth: goe out to meete him.

⁷ Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lampes.

⁸ And the foolish said to the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are out.

⁹ But the wise answered, saying, Not so, lest there will not be ynough for vs and you: but goe ye rather to them that sell, and bye for your selues.

¹⁰ And while they went to bye, the bridegrome came: and they that were readie, went in with him to the wedding, and the gate was shut.

¹¹ Afterwards came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs.

¹² But he answered, and said, Verely I say vnto you, I knowe you not.

¹³ Watch therfore: for ye know neither the day, nor the houre, when the sonne of man will come.

¹⁴ For the kingdome of heauen is as a man that going into a strange countrey, called his seruants, and deliuered to them his goods.

¹⁵ And vnto one he gaue fiue talents, and to an other two, and to another one, to euery man after his own ability, and straightway went from home.

¹⁶ Then he that had receiued the fiue talents, went and occupied with them, and gained other fiue talents.

¹⁷ Likewise also, he that receiued two, he also gained other two.

¹⁸ But he that receiued that one, went and digged it in the earth, and hid his masters money.

¹⁹ But after a long season, the master of those seruants came, and reckoned with them.

²⁰ Then came he that had receiued fiue talents, and brought other fiue talents, saying, Master, thou deliueredst vnto me fiue talents: behold, I haue gained with them other fiue talents.

²¹ Then his master saide vnto him, It is well done good seruant and faithfull, Thou hast bene faithfull in litle, I will make thee ruler ouer much: enter into thy masters ioy.

²² Also he that had receiued two talents, came, and said, Master, thou deliueredst vnto me two talents: behold, I haue gained two other talets more.

²³ His master saide vnto him, It is well done good seruant, and faithfull, Thou hast bene faithfull in litle, I will make thee ruler ouer much: enter into thy masters ioy.

²⁴ Then he which had receiued the one talent, came, and said, Master, I knewe that thou wast an hard man, which reapest where thou sowedst not, and gatherest where thou strawedst not:

²⁵ I was therefore afraide, and went, and hid thy talent in the earth: behold, thou hast thine owne.

²⁶ And his master answered, and said vnto him, Thou euill seruant, and slouthfull, thou knewest that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I strawed not.

²⁷ Thou oughtest therefore to haue put my money to ye exchangers, and then at my comming should I haue receiued mine owne with vantage.

²⁸ Take therefore the talent from him, and giue it vnto him which hath tenne talents.

²⁹ For vnto euery man that hath, it shall be giuen, and he shall haue abundance, and from him that hath not, euen that he hath, shalbe taken away.

³⁰ Cast therefore that vnprofitable seruant into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnasshing of teeth.

³¹ And when the Sonne of man commeth in his glory, and all the holy Angels with him, then shall he sit vpon the throne of his glorie,

³² And before him shalbe gathered all nations, and he shall seperate them one from another, as a shepheard separateth the sheepe from ye goates.

³³ And he shall set the sheepe on his right hand, and the goates on the left.

³⁴ Then shall ye king say to them on his right hand, Come ye blessed of my father: take the inheritance of the kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

³⁵ For I was an hungred, and ye gaue me meate: I thirsted, and ye gaue me drinke: I was a stranger, and ye tooke me in vnto you.

³⁶ I was naked, and ye clothed me: I was sicke, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came vnto me.

³⁷ Then shall the righteous answere him, saying, Lord, when sawe we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or a thirst, and gaue thee drinke?

³⁸ And when sawe we thee a stranger, and tooke thee in vnto vs? or naked, and clothed thee?

³⁹ Or when sawe we thee sicke, or in prison, and came vnto thee?

⁴⁰ And the King shall answere, and say vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, in as much as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethre, ye haue done it to me.

⁴¹ Then shall he say vnto them on ye left hand, Depart from me ye cursed, into euerlasting fire, which is prepared for the deuill and his angels.

⁴² For I was an hungred, and ye gaue me no meate: I thirsted, and ye gaue me no drinke:

⁴³ I was a stranger, and ye tooke me not in vnto you: I was naked, and ye clothed me not: sicke, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

⁴⁴ Then shall they also answere him, saying, Lord, when sawe we thee an hungred, or a thirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sicke, or in prison, and did not minister vnto thee?

⁴⁵ Then shall he answere them, and say, Verely I say vnto you, in as much as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

⁴⁶ And these shall goe into euerlasting paine, and the righteous into life eternall.