40:024:045 Who then is a faithful and wise servant,
whom his lord hath
made
ruler over his household, to give them meat in due
season?
40:024:046 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord
when he cometh shall
find
so doing.
40:024:047 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make
him ruler over all
his
goods.
40:024:048 But and if that evil servant shall say
in his heart, My lord
delayeth
his coming;
40:024:049 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants,
and to eat and
drink
with the drunken;
40:024:050 The lord of that servant shall come in
a day when he looketh
not
for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
40:024:051 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint
him his portion with
the
hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth.
40:025:001 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened
unto ten virgins,
which
took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
40:025:002 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
40:025:003 They that were foolish took their lamps,
and took no oil with
them:
40:025:004 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
40:025:005 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
40:025:006 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold,
the bridegroom
cometh;
go ye out to meet him.
40:025:007 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
40:025:008 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give
us of your oil; for
our
lamps are gone out.
40:025:009 But the wise answered, saying, Not so;
lest there be not
enough
for us and you: but go ye rather to them that
sell, and
buy
for yourselves.
40:025:010 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom
came; and they that
were
ready went in with him to the marriage: and the
door was
shut.
40:025:011 Afterward came also the other virgins,
saying, Lord, Lord,
open
to us.
40:025:012 But he answered and said, Verily I say
unto you, I know you
not.
40:025:013 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the
day nor the hour
wherein
the Son of man cometh.
40:025:014 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling
into a far
country,
who called his own servants, and delivered unto them
his
goods.
40:025:015 And unto one he gave five talents, to another
two, and to
another
one; to every man according to his several ability;
and
straightway took his journey.
40:025:016 Then he that had received the five talents
went and traded
with
the same, and made them other five talents.


