18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money.
19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’
21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were afaithful over a few things, bI will make you ruler over many things. Enter into cthe joy of your lord.’
22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’
23 His lord said to him, a‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into bthe joy of your lord.’
24 “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’
26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You awicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.
27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.
29 a‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
30 And cast the unprofitable servant ainto the outer darkness. bThere will be weeping and cgnashing of teeth.’
The Son of Man Will Judge the Nations
31 a“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the1 holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
32 aAll the nations will be gathered before Him, and bHe will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, ainherit the kingdom bprepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 afor I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; bI was a stranger and you took Me in;
36 I was anaked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; bI was in prison and you came to Me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, ainasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, a‘Depart from Me, you cursed, binto the everlasting fire prepared for cthe devil and his angels:
42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;
43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44 “Then they also will answer1 Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, ainasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Other entries containing Matthew 25:19:
Matthew 3:2
Matthew 13:24
Matthew 25:1
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