| | King James Bible 2016 | King James Bible PCE |
| 25:1 | "Then the kingdom of heaven will be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom." | Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. |
| 25:2 | Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish." | And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. |
| 25:3 | Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them," | They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: |
| 25:4 | but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps." | But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. |
| 25:5 | While the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept." | While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. |
| 25:6 | "And at midnight a shout was made, 'Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!'" | And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. |
| 25:7 | Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps." | Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. |
| 25:8 | And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, because, our lamps have gone out.'" | And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. |
| 25:9 | But the wise replied, saying, 'No, lest there shall not be enough for us and you; but rather go to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.'" | 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. |
| 25:10 | And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut." | 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. |
| 25:11 | "Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!'" | Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. |
| 25:12 | But he replied and said, 'Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.'" | But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. |
| 25:13 | "Watch therefore, because, you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming." | Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. |
| 25:14 | "Because, the kingdom of heaven is like a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants and distributed his goods to them." | 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. |
| 25:15 | And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey." | 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. |
| 25:16 | Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made those into another five talents." | Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. |
| 25:17 | And likewise he who had received two, he gained two more also." | And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. |
| 25:18 | But he who had received one went and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money." | But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. |
| 25:19 | After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them." | After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. |
| 25:20 | "And so he who had received five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, 'Lord, you distributed to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them." | And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. |
| 25:21 | His lord said to him, 'Well done, you good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'" | His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. |
| 25:22 | He also who had received two talents came and said, 'Lord, you distributed to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.'" | He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. |
| 25:23 | His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'" | His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. |
| 25:24 | "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." | Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: |
| 25:25 | And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.'" | And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. |
| 25:26 | "His lord replied and said to him, 'You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed." | His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: |
| 25:27 | Therefore you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and then at my coming I would have received back my own with interest." | Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. |
| 25:28 | Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents." | Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. |
| 25:29 | 'Because, 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." | For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. |
| 25:30 | And cast the unprofitable servant into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'" | And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
| 25:31 | "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory." | When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: |
| 25:32 | And all the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, like a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats." | And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: |
| 25:33 | And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left." | And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. |
| 25:34 | Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:" | Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: |
| 25:35 | because, I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me a drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;" | For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: |
| 25:36 | naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'" | Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. |
| 25:37 | "Then the righteous will reply to Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and gave You a drink?'" | Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? |
| 25:38 | When did we see You a foreigner and take You in, or naked and clothe You?" | When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? |
| 25:39 | Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'" | Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? |
| 25:40 | And the King will answer and say to them, 'Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'" | And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. |
| 25:41 | "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:" | Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: |
| 25:42 | because, I was hungry and you did not give Me food; I was thirsty and you did not give Me a drink;" | For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: |
| 25:43 | I was a foreigner and you did not take Me in, naked, and you did not clothe Me, sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.'" | I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. |
| 25:44 | "Then they also will reply to Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a foreigner or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to You?'" | Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? |
| 25:45 | Then He will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'" | Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. |
| 25:46 | And these will depart into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life eternal." | And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. |