¹ Then the kingdom of the heavens will be similar to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went forth to the encounter of the bridegroom.

² Now five out-of them were prudent and five were foolish.

³ Those who were foolish, took their own lamps, but took no oil with them;

⁴ but the prudent took oil in their containers with their lamps.

⁵ Now the bridegroom while he was delaying, they all slumbered and were sleeping.

⁶ But in the middle of the night, an outcry has happened, Behold, the bridegroom is coming! Go° forth to the encounter of him.

⁷ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.

⁸ Now the foolish said to the prudent, Give° us some oil from your° oil, because our lamps are quenched.

⁹ But the prudent answered, saying, No, lest it might not be enough for us and you° too, but rather, travel° to the ones who are selling and buy° for yourselves.

¹⁰ But while going away from them to buy, the bridegroom came, and the prepared ones entered with him to the marriage-festivities, and the door was locked.

¹¹ But later the rest of the virgins also come, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

¹² But he answered and said, Assuredly I am saying to you°, I do not know you°.

¹³ Therefore, watch°, because you° do not know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

¹⁴ For$ it is just-like a man, going-abroad, who called his own bondservants and gave to them his possessions.

¹⁵ And to whom {i.e., ‘one’ all 3 places} he indeed gave five silver talants {84,000 dollars US} , but to whom two, and to whom one talant; to each according-to his own ability, and immediately he went-abroad.

¹⁶ Now he who received the five talants traveled away, took them and worked with$ them, and made$ another five talants.

¹⁷ Likewise$, he who also received the two also gained for him another two.

¹⁸ But he who received the one, went away, shoveled in the soil and hid his lord’s silver.

¹⁹ Now after much time, the lord of those bondservants comes back, and settles the account with them.

²⁰ And 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.

²¹ But his lord was saying 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.

²² Now 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.

²³ His lord was saying 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.

²⁴ Now he who has also 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 and I was afraid and went away and hid your talant in the soil. Behold, you have yours.

²⁶ But his lord answered and said to him, Evil and lazy bondservant, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter?

²⁷ Therefore, it was essential for you to put my silver with the bankers, and when I came back, I would get back mine for myself together-with interest.

²⁸ Therefore, take° the talant from him and give° it to the one having the ten talants.

²⁹ For$ to everyone having, more will be given, and he will abound, but from the one having nothing, even what he has will be taken from him.

³⁰ And cast° forth the useless bondservant into the outer darkness; the weeping and the gnashing of teeth will be there.

³¹ But 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;

³² and all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will be separating$ them one from another, just-like the shepherd separates$ the sheep from the young-goats;

³³ and he will indeed stand the sheep at his right, but the young-goats at the left.

³⁴ Then the King will be saying to the ones at his right, Come-here°, the ones who have been blessed from my Father, inherit° the kingdom which has been prepared for you° from the conception of the world:

³⁵ for$ 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;

³⁶ I was naked and you° dressed me; I was sick and you° visited me; I was in prison and you° came to me.

³⁷ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry and nourish you? Or thirsty and delivered to you a drink?

³⁸ But when did we see you as a stranger and we brought$ you in? Or naked and dressed you?

³⁹ But when did we see you sick or in prison and came to you?

⁴⁰ And 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.

⁴¹ Then he will also say to the ones at the left, Travel° away from me, the ones who have been cursed into the everlasting fire which has been prepared for the devil and his messengers:

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;

⁴³ I 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.

⁴⁴ Then they themselves 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?

⁴⁵ Then 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.

⁴⁶ And these will be going away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life. {Mar 14:1-2 & Mat 26:1-5 & Luk 22:1-2 mountain Olives, Bethany, Jerusalem, Tues Evening, Wed. for the Jews.}