{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/matthew/25","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-26T04:55:25.798Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Matthew","bookSlug":"matthew","chapter":25,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":24,"nextChapter":26,"totalChapters":28,"totalVerses":46},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be made like to ten virgins that having taken their torches, went forth to meet the bridegroom."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And five of them were prudent and five foolish."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"but the prudent took oil in their vessels with their torches."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Now the bridegroom tarrying, they all grew heavy and slept."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"But in the middle of the night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom; go forth to meet him."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their torches."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"But the prudent answered saying, We cannot, lest it might not suffice for us and for you. Go rather to those that sell, and buy for yourselves."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"But as they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the ones that were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Afterwards come also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us;"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"but he answering said, Verily I say unto you, I do not know you."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"For it is as if a man going away out of a country called his own bondmen and delivered to them his substance."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And he that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"In like manner also he that had received the two, he also gained two others."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"But he that had received the one went and dug in the earth, and hid the money of his lord."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And after a long time the lord of those bondmen comes and reckons with them."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And he that had received the five talents came to him and brought five other talents, saying, My lord, thou deliveredst me five talents; behold, I have gained five other talents besides them."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And he also that had received the two talents came to him and said, My lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And he also that had received the one talent coming to him said, My lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sowed, and gathering from where thou hadst not scattered,"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered;"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"thou oughtest then to have put my money to the money-changers, and when I came I should have got what is mine with interest."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that has the ten talents:"},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"for to every one that has shall be given, and he shall be in abundance; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"And cast out the useless bondman into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit down upon his throne of glory,"},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"and all the nations shall be gathered before him; and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;"},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"and he will set the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"Then shall the King say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the world's foundation:"},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"for I hungered, and ye gave me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;"},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"naked, and ye clothed me; I was ill, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me."},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"Then shall the righteous answer him saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, and nourished thee; or thirsting, and gave thee to drink?"},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"and when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in; or naked, and clothed thee?"},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"and when saw we thee ill, or in prison, and came to thee?"},{"verseNumber":40,"text":"And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me."},{"verseNumber":41,"text":"Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:"},{"verseNumber":42,"text":"for I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me not to drink;"},{"verseNumber":43,"text":"I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me."},{"verseNumber":44,"text":"Then shall they also answer saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or ill, or in prison, and have not ministered to thee?"},{"verseNumber":45,"text":"Then shall he answer them saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have not done it to one of these least, neither have ye done it to me."},{"verseNumber":46,"text":"And these shall go away into eternal punishment, and the righteous into life eternal."}],"citation":{"inline":"Matthew 25 (DBT)","markdown":"[Matthew 25](https://primebible.com/dbt/matthew/25)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/matthew/25 (accessed 2026-05-26)."}}