1Then the kyngdome of heven shalbe lykened vnto .x. virgins which toke their lampes and wet to mete the brydgrome:
2fyve of them were folysshe and fyve were wyse.
3The folysshe toke their lampes but toke none oyle with the.
4But the wyse tooke oyle with the in their vesselles with their lampes also.
5Whill the brydgrome taryed all slombred and slepte.
6And even at mydnyght there was a crye made: beholde the brydgrome cometh goo out against him.
7Then all those virgins arose and prepared their lampes.
8And the folysshe sayde to the wyse: geve vs of youre oyle for our lampes goo out?
9but the wyse answered sayinge. Not so lest ther be not ynough for vs and you: but goo rather to them that sell and by for youre selves.
10And whill they went to bye the brydgrome came: and they that were redy went in with him to the weddinge and the gate was shett vp:
11Afterwardes came also the other virgins sayinge: master master open to vs.
12But he answered and sayde: verely I saye vnto you: I knowe not you.
13Watche therefore: for ye knowe nether the daye nor yet the houre when the sonne of man shall come.
14Lykwyse as a certeyne man redy to take his iorney to a straunge countre called his servautes and delivered to them his gooddes.
15And vnto one he gave .v. talentes to another .ii. and to another one: to every man after his abilite and streyght waye departed.
16Then he that had receaved the fyve talentes went and bestowed them and wanne other fyve talentes.
17Lykwyse he that receaved .ii. gayned other .ii.
18But he that receaved the one went and digged a pit in the erth and hyd his masters money.
19After a longe season the lorde of those servauntes came and rekened with them.
20Then came he that had receaved fyve talentes and brought other fyve talentes sayinge: master thou deliveredst vnto one fyve talentes: beholde I have gayned with the fyve talentes moo.
21The his master sayde vnto him: well good servaut and faithfull. Thou hast bene faithfull in lytell I will make the ruler over moche: entre in into thy masters ioye.
22Also he that receaved .ii. talentes came and sayde: master thou deliveredest vnto me .ii. talentes: beholde I have wone .ii. other talentes with them.
23And his master sayde vnto him well good servaunt and faithfull. Thou hast bene faithfull in lytell I wyll make the ruler over moche: go in into thy masters ioye.
24Then he which had receaved the one talent came and sayd: master I considered that thou wast an harde man which repest where thou sowedst not and gadderest where thou strawedst not
25and was therfore afrayde and went and hyd thy talent in the erth: Beholde thou hast thyn awne.
26His master answered and sayde vnto him: thou evyll servaut and slewthfull thou knewest that I repe where I sowed not and gaddre where I strawed not:
27thou oughtest therfore to have had my money to the chaugers and then at my comynge shulde I have receaved myne awne with vauntage.
28Take therfore the talent from him and geve it vnto him which hath .x. talentes
29For vnto every man that hath shalbe geven and he shall have aboundance: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath.
30And cast that vnprofitable servaunt into vtter dercknes: there shalbe wepynge and gnasshinge of teeth.
31When the sonne of man cometh in his glorie and all the holy angels with him then shall he syt vpon the seate of his glorie
32and before him shalbe Gaddred all nacions. And he shall seperate the one from a nother as a shepherde deuideth the shepe from the gootes.
33And he shall set the shepe on his right honde and the gotes on the lyfte.
34Then shall the kynge saye to them on his right honde: Come ye blessed chyldren of my father inheret the the kyngdo prepared for you from the beginninge of the worlde.
35For I was anhongred and ye gave me meate. I thursted and ye gave me drinke. I was herbourlesse and ye lodged me.
36I was naked and ye clothed me. I was sicke and ye visited me. I was in preson and ye came vnto me.
37Then shall the righteous answere him sayinge master when sawe we the anhongred and feed the? or a thurst and gave the drinke?
38when sawe we the herbourlesse and lodged the? or naked and clothed the?
39or when sawe we the sicke or in preson and came vnto the?
40And the kynge shall answere and saye vnto them: verely I saye vnto you: in as moche as ye have done it vnto one of the leest of these my brethren ye have done it to me.
41Then shall the kynge saye vnto them that shalbe on the lyfte hande: departe from me ye coursed into everlastinge fire which is prepared for the devyll and his angels.
42For I was an hungred and ye gave me no meate. I thursted and ye gave me no drinke.
43I was herbourlesse and ye lodged me not. I was naked and ye clothed me not. I was sicke and in preson and ye visited me not.
44Then shall they also answere him sayinge: master when sawe we the an hungred or a thurst or herbourlesse or naked or sicke or in preson and did not ministre vnto the?
45Then shall he answere the and saye: Verely I saye vnto you in as moche as ye did it not to one of the leest of these ye did it not to me.
46And these shall go into everlastinge payne: And the righteous into lyfe eternall.