| English Standard Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. | 1“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom. |
| 2Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. | 2Five of them were foolish and five were wise. |
| 3For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, | 3When the foolish took their lamps, they didn’t take oil with them; |
| 4but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. | 4but the wise ones took oil in their flasks with their lamps. |
| 5As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. | 5When the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. |
| 6But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ | 6“In the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Here’s the groom! Come out to meet him.’ |
| 7Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. | 7“Then all the virgins got up and trimmed their lamps. |
| 8And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ | 8The foolish ones said to the wise ones, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’ |
| 9But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ | 9“The wise ones answered, ‘No, there won’t be enough for us and for you. Go instead to those who sell oil, and buy some for yourselves.’ |
| 10And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. | 10“When they had gone to buy some, the groom arrived, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut. |
| 11Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ | 11Later the rest of the virgins also came and said, ‘Master, master, open up for us! ’ |
| 12But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ | 12“He replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you! ’ |
| 13Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. | 13“Therefore be alert, because you don’t know either the day or the hour. |
| 14“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. | 14“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey. He called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them. |
| 15To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. | 15To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent, depending on each one’s ability. Then he went on a journey. Immediately |
| 16He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. | 16the man who had received five talents went, put them to work, and earned five more. |
| 17So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. | 17In the same way the man with two earned two more. |
| 18But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. | 18But the man who had received one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money. |
| 19Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. | 19“After a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. |
| 20And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ | 20The man who had received five talents approached, presented five more talents, and said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. See, I’ve earned five more talents.’ |
| 21His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ | 21“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’ |
| 22And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ | 22“The man with two talents also approached. He said, ‘Master, you gave me two talents. See, I’ve earned two more talents.’ |
| 23His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ | 23“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’ |
| 24He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, | 24“The man who had received one talent also approached and said, ‘Master, I know you. You’re a harsh man, reaping where you haven’t sown and gathering where you haven’t scattered seed. |
| 25so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’ | 25So I was afraid and went off and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’ |
| 26But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? | 26“His master replied to him, ‘You evil, lazy servant! If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered, |
| 27Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. | 27then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and I would have received my money back with interest when I returned. |
| 28So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. | 28“ ‘So take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents. |
| 29For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. | 29For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have more than enough. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. |
| 30And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ | 30And throw this good-for-nothing servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ |
| 31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. | 31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. |
| 32Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. | 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. |
| 33And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. | 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on the left. |
| 34Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. | 34Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. |
| 35For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, | 35“ ‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; |
| 36I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ | 36I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me; I was in prison and you visited me.’ |
| 37Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? | 37“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? |
| 38And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? | 38When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or without clothes and clothe you? |
| 39And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ | 39When did we see you sick, or in prison, and visit you? ’ |
| 40And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ | 40“And the King will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ |
| 41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. | 41"Then he will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels! |
| 42For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, | 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink; |
| 43I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ | 43I was a stranger and you didn’t take me in; I was naked and you didn’t clothe me, sick and in prison and you didn’t take care of me.’ |
| 44Then they also will answer, 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?’ | 44“Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or without clothes, or sick, or in prison, and not help you? ’ |
| 45Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ | 45“Then he will answer them, ‘I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ |
| 46And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” | 46“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” |
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