Modern Literal Version
[Matthew 25]
25:1Then the kingdom of the heavens will be similar to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went forth to the encounter of the bridegroom. 25:2Now five out of them were prudent and five werefoolish.25:3Those who were foolish, having taken their own lamps, took no oil with them; 25:4but the prudent took oil in their containers with their lamps. 25:5Now the bridegroom while he was delaying, they all slumbered and were sleeping. 25:6But in the middle of the night, there has become an outcry, Behold, the bridegroom is coming! Go* forth to the encounter of him. 25:7Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 25:8Now the foolish said to the prudent, Give* us some oil from your* oil, because our lamps are quenched. 25:9But the prudent answered, saying, No, lest it might not be enough for us and you*too, but rather, travel* to those who sell and buy* for yourselves. 25:10Butwhile going away from them to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were prepared entered with him to the marriage-festivities, and the door was locked. 25:11But later the rest of the virgins also come, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 25:12But he answered and said, Assuredly I am saying to you*, I do not know you*.25:13Therefore watch*, because you* do not know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
25:14For*it is just-like a man, going-abroad, who called his own bondservants and gave to them his possessions. 25:15And he gave to one five silver talants {84,000 dollars US}, but two to another, and one to another; to each according to his own ability, and immediately went-abroad. 25:16Now he who received the five talants traveling away, took them and worked with* them, and made* another five talants. 25:17Likewise*, he who also received the two also gained another two. 25:18But he who received the one, having gone away, shoveled in the soil and hid his lord's silver. 25:19Now after a long time, the lord of those bondservants comes back, and settles the account with them. 25:20And he who received the five talants came near and brought the other five talants, saying, Lord, You gave to me five talants. Behold, I gained another five talants over them.
25:21But his lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful bondservant. You were faithful over a few things, I will be designating you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.
25:22Now he who also received the two talants came near and said, Lord, You gave to me two talants. Behold, I gained another two talants over them.
25:23His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful bondservant. You were faithful over a few things, I will be designating you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.
25:24Now he who also had received the one talant came near and said, Lord, I knew you, that you are a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter; 25:25and I was afraid and went away and hid your talant in the soil. Behold, you have your own.
25:26But his lord answered and said to him, You evil and lazy bondservant, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter? 25:27Therefore, it was essential for you to put my silver with the bankers, and when I came back, I would get back my own together with interest. 25:28Therefore, take* away the talant from him and give* it to the one who has the ten talants.25:29For* to everyone who has, will be given more, and he will abound, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 25:30And cast* out the useless bondservant into the outer darknessС the weeping and the gnashing of teeth will be there.
25:31But whenever the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the holy messengers with him. Then he will be sitting upon the throne of his glory;25:32and all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will be separating* them one from another, like the shepherd separates* the sheep from the young-goats; 25:33and he will indeed stand the sheep at his right, but the young-goats at the left. 25:34Then the King will be saying to those at his right, Come-here*, those who have been blessed from my Father, inherit* the kingdom which has been prepared for you* from the conception of the world:25:35for* I was hungry and you* gave me food to eat; I was thirsty and you* delivered to me a drink; I was a stranger and you* brought* me in; 25:36I was naked and you* dressed me; I was sick and you*visited me; I was in prison and you* came to me.
25:37Then the righteous will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry and nourish you? Or thirsty and delivered to you a drink? 25:38But when did we see you as a stranger and we brought* you in? Or naked and dressed you? 25:39But when did we see you sick or in prison and came to you?
25:40And when the King has answered, he will say to them, Assuredly I am saying to you*, Inasmuch as you* did*it to one of these, my brethren, even the least, you* did*it to me. 25:41Then he will also say to them at the left, Travel* away from me, you* those who have been cursed into the everlasting fire which has been prepared for the devil and his messengers: 25:42 for* I was hungry and you* did not give me anything to eat; I was thirsty and you* delivered to me nothing to drink; 25:43I was a stranger and you* did not bring* me in; naked and you* did not dress me; sick and in prison and you* did not visit me.
25:44Then they will also answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, or as a stranger or naked, or sick or in prison, and did not serve you?
25:45Then he will answer them, saying, Assuredly I am saying to you*, Inasmuch as you* did*it not to one of these, the least, neither did* you*do it to me. 25:46And these will be going away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.
Modern Literal Version Preface & Appendix , copyright 1987, 1999, 2013 by G. Allen Walker for the MLV New Testament Committee.
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