The Parable of the Ten Virgins

1Then shal the kyngdome of heauen be like vnto ten virgins, which toke their lapes, and wente forth to mete the brydegome. 2But fyue of them were foolish, and fyue were wyse. 3The foolish toke their lapes, neuertheles they toke none oyle with them. 4But the wyse toke oyle in their vessels with their lampes. 5Now whyle the brydegrome taried, they slombred all and slepte. 6But at mydnight there was a crye made: Beholde, the brydegrome commeth, go youre waye out for to mete him. 7Then all those virgins arose, and prepared their lampes. 8But the foolish sayde vnto the wyse: geue vs of youre oyle, for oure lapes are gone out. 9Then answered the wyse, and sayde: Not so, lest there be not ynough for vs and you, but go rather vnto them that sell, and bye for youre selues. 10And whyle they wente to bye, the brydegrome came: and they that were readye, wente in with him vnto the mariage, and the gate was shut vp. 11At ye last came ye other virgins also, and sayde: LORDE LORDE, opo vnto vs. 12But he answered, and sayde: Verely I saye vnto you: I knowe you not. 13Watch ye therfore, for ye knowe nether the daye ner yet the houre, whan ye sonne of man shal come.

The Parable of the Talents
(Luke 19:11–27)

14Like wyse as a certayne ma ready to take his iourney into a straunge countre, called his seruautes, and delyuered his goodes vnto the. 15And vnto one he gaue fyue talentes, to another two, and to another one: vnto euery man after his abilyte, and straight waye departed. 16Then he that had receaued the fyue talentes, wente and occupied with the same, and wanne other fyue talentes. 17Likewyse he yt receaued two talentes, wane other two also. 18But he that receaued ye one wente and dygged a pyt in the earth, and hyd his lordes money.

19After a longe season the lorde of those seruauntes came, and rekened with them. 20Then came he that had receaued fyue talentes, and brought other fyue talentes, and sayde: Syr, thou delyuerdst vnto me fyue talentes:Beholde, with them haue I wonne fyue taletes mo. 21Then sayde his lorde vnto hi: wel thou good & faithfull seruaunt, thou hast bene faithfull ouer litle, I wil set the ouer moch: entre thou in to the ioye of thy lorde.

22The came he also that had receaued two talentes, and sayde: Syr, thou delyuerdst vnto me two talentes: Beholde, I haue wonne two other taletes with the. 23His lorde sayde vnto him: Wel thou good and faithfull seruaut, thou hast bene faithfull ouer litle, I wil set the ouer moch: entre thou in to the ioye of thy lorde.

24Then he that had receaued the one talet, came and sayde: Syr, I knew that thou art an hard man: thou reapest where thou hast not sowen, and gatherest where thou hast not strowed, 25and so I was afrayed, and wete and hyd thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast thine owne.

26But his lorde answered, and sayde vnto him: Thou euell and slouthfull seruaunt, knewest thou that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I strawed not? 27Thou shuldest therfore haue had my money to the chaungers, and then at my commynge shulde I haue receaued myne owne with vauntage. 28Therfore take the talent fro him, and geue it vnto him that hath ten talentes.

29For who so hath, to him shalbe geuen, and he shal haue abundaunce. But who so hath not, fro him shalbe take awaye euen that he hath. 30And cast the vnprofitable seruaunt in to vtter darcknes: there shalbe waylinge and gnasshinge of teth.

The Sheep and the Goats

31But whan the sonne of man shal come in his glory, and all holy angels with him, then shal he syt vpon the seate of his glory. 32And all people shalbe gathered before him: and he shal separate them one from another as a shepherde deuydeth the shepe from ye goates. 33And he shal set ye shepe on his right honde, and the goates on the lefte.

34Then shal the kynge saye vnto them that shalbe on his right honde: Come hither ye blessed of my father, inheret ye ye kingdome, which is prepared for you from the begynnynge of the worlde. 35For I was hongrie, and ye gaue me meate: I was thirstie, and ye gaue me drynke: I was harbourlesse, and ye lodged me: 36I was naked, & ye clothed me: I was sicke, and ye vysited me: I was in preson, and ye came vnto me. 37Then shal the righteous answere him, & saye: LORDE, whe sawe we the hogrie, and fed the? Or thirstie, and gaue the drynke? 38When sawe we the herbourlesse, and lodged the? Or naked, and clothed ye? 39Or whe sawe we ye sicke or in preson, and came vnto the? 40And the kynge shal answer and saye vnto them: Verely I saye vnto you: Loke what ye haue done vnto one of the least of these my brethren, the same haue ye done vnto me.

41Then shal he saye also vnto them that shalbe on the left hande: Departe fro me ye cursed in to the euerlastinge fyre, which is prepared for the deuell and his angels. 42For I was hogrie, and ye gaue me no meate: I was thirstye, and ye gaue me no drynke: 43I was herbourlesse, and ye lodged me not: I was naked, and ye clothed me not: I was sicke and in preson, and ye vysited me not. 44Then shal they also answere hi, and saye: LORDE, when sawe we the hogrie, or thyrstie, or herbourlesse, or naked, or sicke, or in preson, and haue not mynistred vnto the? 45The shal he answere them, and saye: Verely I saye vnto you: Loke what ye haue not done vnto one of the leest of these, the same haue ye not done vnto me. 46And these shal go in to euerlastinge payne, but the righteous in to euerlastinge life.