马太福音 25

十童女的比喻

1 “那时，天国好比十个童女拿着灯出去迎接新郎。 2 其中有五个是愚拙的，五个是聪明的。 3 愚拙的拿着灯，却没有带油； 4 聪明的拿着灯，又盛了油在器皿里。 5 新郎迟延的时候，她们都打盹，睡着了。 6 半夜有人喊：‘看，新郎来了，你们出来迎接他。’ 7 那些童女就都起来挑亮她们的灯。 8 愚拙的对聪明的说：‘请分点油给我们，因为我们的灯要灭了。’ 9 聪明的回答：‘恐怕不够你我用的；你们还是自己到卖油的那里去买吧。’ 10 她们去买的时候，新郎到了。那预备好了的，与他进去共赴婚宴，门就关了。 11 其余的童女随后也来了，说：‘主啊，主啊，给我们开门！’ 12 他却回答：‘我实在告诉你们，我不认识你们。’ 13 所以，你们要警醒，因为那日子，那时辰，你们不知道。”

按才受托的比喻

（路19．11－27）

14 “天国又好比一个人要出外远行，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们。 15 他按着各人的才干，给他们银子：一个给了五千t，一个给了二千t，一个给了一千t，就出外远行去了。 16 那领五千的立刻拿去做买卖，另外赚了五千。 17 那领二千的也照样另赚了二千。 18 但那领一千的去掘开地，把主人的银子埋藏了。 19 过了许久，那些仆人的主人来了，和他们算账。 20 那领五千的又带着另外的五千来，说：‘主啊，你交给我五千。请看，我又赚了五千。’ 21 主人说：‘好，你这又善良又忠心的仆人，你在少许的事上忠心，我要派你管理许多的事，进来享受你主人的快乐吧！’ 22 那领二千的也进前来，说：‘主啊，你交给我二千。请看，我又赚了二千。’ 23 主人说：‘好，你这又善良又忠心的仆人，你在少许的事上忠心，我要派你管理许多的事，进来享受你主人的快乐吧！’ 24 那领一千的也进前来，说：‘主啊，我知道你，你是个严厉的人：没有种的地方也要收割，没有播的地方也要收获， 25 我就害怕，去把你的一千银子埋藏在地里。请看，你的银子在这里。’ 26 他的主人回答他说：‘你这又恶又懒的仆人，你既知道我没有种的地方也要收割，没有播的地方也要收获， 27 就该把我的银子放给兑换银钱的人，到我来的时候可以连本带利收回。 28 把他这一千夺过来，给那有一万t的。 29 因为凡有的，还要加给他，叫他有余；没有的，连他所有的也要夺过来。 30 把这无用的仆人丢在外面黑暗里，在那里他要哀哭切齿了。’”

万民受审判

31 “当人子在他荣耀里，同着众天使来临的时候，要坐在他荣耀的宝座上。 32 万民都要聚集在他面前。他要把他们分别出来，好像牧人分别绵羊、山羊一般， 33 把绵羊安置在右边，山羊在左边。 34 于是王要向他右边的说：‘你们这蒙我父赐福的，可来承受那创世以来为你们所预备的国。 35 因为我饿了，你们给我吃；渴了，你们给我喝；我流浪在外，你们留我住； 36 我赤身露体，你们给我穿；我病了，你们看顾我；我在监狱里，你们来看我。’ 37 义人就回答：‘主啊，我们什么时候见你饿了，给你吃；渴了，给你喝？ 38 什么时候见你流浪在外，留你住；或是赤身露体，给你穿？ 39 又什么时候见你病了，或是在监狱里，来看你呢？’ 40 王回答他们说：‘我实在告诉你们，这些事你们做在我弟兄中一个最小的身上，就是做在我身上了。’

41 “王又要向那左边的说：‘你们这被诅咒的人，离开我！进入那为魔鬼和他的使者所预备的永火里去！ 42 因为我饿了，你们没有给我吃；渴了，你们没有给我喝； 43 我流浪在外，你们没有留我住；我赤身露体，你们没有给我穿；我病了，我在监狱里，你们没有来看顾我。’ 44 他们也要回答：‘主啊，我们什么时候见你饿了，或渴了，或流浪在外，或赤身露体，或病了，或在监狱里，没有伺候你呢？’ 45 王要回答：‘我实在告诉你们，这些事你们没有做在任何一个最小的弟兄身上，就是没有做在我身上了。’ 46 这些人要往永刑里去；那些义人要往永生里去。”

MATTHEW 25

A Story about Ten Young Women

1  t The kingdom of heaven is like what happened one night when ten young women took their oil lamps and went to a wedding to meet the groom.t 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps, but no extra oil.

4 The ones who were wise took along extra oil for their lamps.
5 The groom was late arriving, and the young women became drowsy and fell asleep.

6 Then in the middle of the night someone shouted, “Here's the groom! Come to meet him!”
7 When the women got up and started getting their lamps ready,

8 the foolish ones said to the others, “Let us have some of your oil! Our lamps are going out.”

9 Those who were wise answered, “There's not enough oil for all of us! Go and buy some for yourselves.”
10 While the foolish ones were on their way to get some oil, the groom arrived. The five who were ready went into the wedding, and the doors were closed.

11 t Later the others returned and shouted, “Sir, sir! Open the door for us!”

12 But the groom replied, “I don't even know you!”

13 So, my disciples, always be ready! You don't know the day or the time when all this will happen.

A Story //about Three Servants

(Luke 19.11-27)

14  t The kingdom is also like what happened when a man went away and put his three servants in charge of all he owned.

15 The man knew what each servant could do. So he handed 5,000 coins to the first servant, 2,000 to the second, and 1,000 to the third. Then he left the country.
16 As soon as the man had gone, the servant with the 5,000 coins used them to earn 5,000 more. 17 The servant who had 2,000 coins did the same with his money and earned 2,000 more.

18 But the servant with 1,000 coins dug a hole and hid his master's money in the ground.
19 Some time later the master of those servants returned. He called them in and asked what they had done with his money.

20 The servant who had been given 5,000 coins brought them in with the 5,000 that he had earned. He said, “Sir, you gave me 5,000 coins, and I have earned 5,000 more.”

21 “Wonderful!” his master replied. “You are a good and faithful servant. I left you in charge of only a little, but now I will put you in charge of much more. Come and share in my happiness!”

22 Next, the servant who had been given 2,000 coins came in and said, “Sir, you gave me 2,000 coins, and I have earned 2,000 more.”

23 “Wonderful!” his master replied. “You are a good and faithful servant. I left you in charge of only a little, but now I will put you in charge of much more. Come and share in my happiness!”
24 The servant who had been given 1,000 coins then came in and said, “Sir, I know that you are hard to work for. You harvest what you don't plant and gather crops where you haven't scattered seed.

25 I was frightened and went out and hid your money in the ground. Here is every single coin!”
26 The master of the servant told him, “You are lazy and good-for-nothing! You know I harvest what I don't plant and gather crops where I haven't scattered seed.

27 You could have at least put my money in the bank, so I could have earned interest on it.”
28 Then the master said, “Now your money will be taken away and given to the servant with 10,000 coins! 29 t Everyone who has something will be given more, and they will have more than enough. But everything will be taken from those who don't have anything.

30 t You are a worthless servant, and you will be thrown out into the dark where people will cry and grit their teeth in pain.”

The Final Judgment

31  t When the Son of Man comes in his glory with all his angels, he will sit on his royal throne.

32 The people of all nations will be brought before him, and he will separate them, as shepherds separate their sheep from their goats.
33 He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 Then the king will say to those on his right, “My father has blessed you! Come and receive the kingdom that was prepared for you before the world was created. 35 t When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink. When I was a stranger, you welcomed me,

36 and when I was naked, you gave me clothes to wear. When I was sick, you took care of me, and when I was in jail, you visited me.”
37 Then the ones who pleased the Lord will ask, “When did we give you something to eat or drink? 38 When did we welcome you as a stranger or give you clothes to wear

39 or visit you while you were sick or in jail?”

40 The king will answer, “Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me.”
41 Then the king will say to those on his left, “Get away from me! You are under God's curse. Go into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! 42 I was hungry, but you did not give me anything to eat, and I was thirsty, but you did not give me anything to drink.

43 I was a stranger, but you did not welcome me, and I was naked, but you did not give me any clothes to wear. I was sick and in jail, but you did not take care of me.”

44 Then the people will ask, “Lord, when did we fail to help you when you were hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in jail?”

45 The king will say to them, “Whenever you failed to help any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you failed to do it for me.”
46  t Then Jesus said, “Those people will be punished forever. But the ones who pleased God will have eternal life.”