| KING JAMES BIBLE | KING JAMES 1611 | VERSES TO VERSES | THE NEW AMERICAN BIBLE |
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| THE TEN VIRGINS 1 THEN shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. THE TALENTS CONCERNING THE FUTURE JUDGMENT |
1Then shall the kingdome of heauen be likened vnto ten Uirgins, which tooke their lamps, & went forth to meet the bridegrome. 2And fiue of them were wise, and fiue were foolish. 3They that were foolish tooke their lampes, and tooke no oyle with them: 4But the wise tooke oyle in their vessels with their lampes. 5While the bridegrome taried, they all slumbred and slept. 6And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth, goe ye out to meet him. 7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lampes. 8And the foolish said vnto the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are gone out. 9But the wise answered, saying, Not so, lest there be not ynough for vs and you, but goe ye rather to them that sell, and buy for your selues. 10And while they went to buy, the bridegrome came, and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the doore was shut. 11Afterward came also the other virgines, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs. 12But he answered, and said, Uerely I say vnto you, I know you not. 13Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day, nor the houre, wherein the Sonne of man commeth. 14 For the kingdome of heauen is as a man trauailing into a farre countrey, who called his owne seruants, and deliuered vnto them his goods: 15And vnto one he gaue fiue talents, to another two, and to another one, to euery man according to his seuerall ability, & straightway tooke his iourney. 16Then hee that had receiued the fiue talents, went and traded with the same, and made them other fiue talents. 17And likewise he that had receiued two, he also gained other two. 18But hee that had receiued one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lordes money. 19After a long time, the lord of those seruants commeth, and reckoneth with them. 20And so hee that had receiued fiue talents, came and brought other fiue talents, saying, Lord, thou deliueredst vnto me fiue talents, behold, I haue gained besides them, fiue talents moe. 21His lord said vnto him, Well done, thou good and faithfull seruant, thou hast been faithfull ouer a few things, I wil make thee ruler ouer many things: enter thou into the ioy of thy lord. 22He also that had receiued two talents, came and said, Lord, thou deliueredst vnto me two talents: behold, I haue gained two other talents besides them. 23His lord said vnto him, Well done, good and faithfull seruant, thou hast beene faithfull ouer a few things, I wil make thee ruler ouer many things: enter thou into the ioy of thy lord. 24Then he which had receiued the one talent, came & said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sowen, & gathering where thou hast not strawed: 25And I was afraid, and went and hidde thy talent in the earth: loe, there thou hast that is thine. 26His lord answered, and said vnto him, Thou wicked and slouthfull seruant, thou knewest that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I haue not strawed: 27Thou oughtest therefore to haue put my money to the exchangers, and then at my comming I should haue receiued mine owne with vsurie. 28Take therefore the talent from him, and giue it vnto him which hath ten talents. 29For vnto euery one that hath shall be giuen, and he shall haue abundance: but from him that hath not, shal be taken away, euen that which he hath. 30And cast yee the vnprofitable seruant into outer darkenesse, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 31 When the Sonne of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy Angels with him, then shall hee sit vpon the throne of his glory: 32And before him shall be gathered all nations, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepheard diuideth his sheepe from the goats. 33And he shall set the sheepe on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34Then shall the King say vnto them on his right hand, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35For I was an hungred, and yee gaue me meate: I was thirstie, and ye gaue me drinke: I was a stranger, and ye tooke me in: 36Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sicke, and yee visited me: I was in prison, and ye came vnto me. 37Then shal the righteous answere him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fedde thee? or thirstie, and gaue thee drinke? 38When saw wee thee a stranger, and tooke thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39Or when saw we thee sicke, or in prison, and came vnto thee? 40And the King shall answere, and say vnto them, Uerely I say vnto you, in as much as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethren, ye haue done it vnto me. 41Then shall he say also vnto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into euerlasting fire, prepared for the deuill and his angels. 42For I was an hungred, and yee gaue me no meat: I was thirstie, and ye gaue me no drinke: 43I was a stranger, and yee tooke me not in: naked, and ye clothed mee not: sicke, and in prison, and yee visited me not. 44Then shall they also answere him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sicke, or in prison, and did not minister vnto thee? 45Then shall he answere them, saying, Uerely, I say vnto you, in as much as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46And these shall goe away into euerlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternall. |
I == Eph 5:29-30 ; Rev 19:7 ; 21:2 , 9
II == Matt 13:47 ; 22:10
V == 1st Thess 5:6
VI == Matt 24:31 ; 1st Thess 4:16
VII == Luke 12:35
X == Luke 13:25
XI ==Matt 7:21-23
XII == John 9:31 XIII == Mark 13:33 , 35 ; Luke 21:36 ; 1st Cor 16:13 ; 1st Thess 5:6 ; Rev 16:15
XIV == Matt 21:33 ; Luke 19:12
XV == rom 12:6 ; 1st Cor 12:7 , 11 , 29 ; Eph 4:11
XXI == Matt 24:47 ; 25:34 , 46 ; Luke 12:44 ; 22:29-30 ; 2nd Tim 2:12 ; Heb 12:2 ; 1st Peter 1:8
XXIII == Matt 25:21
XXIX == Matt 13:12 ; Mark 4:25 ; Luke 8:18 ; 19:26 ; John 15:2
XXX == Matt 8:12 ; 24:51
XXXI == Zech 14:5 ; Matt 16:27 ; 19:28 ; Mark 8:38 ; Acts 1:11 ; 1st Thess 4:16 ; 2nd Thess 1:7 ; Jude 1:14 ; Rev 1:7 XXXII == Ezek 20:38 ; 34:17 , 20 ; Matt 13:49 ; Rom 14:10 ; 2nd Cor 5:10 ; Rev 20:12
XXXIV == Matt 20:23 ; Mark 10:40 ; Rom 8:17; 1st Cor 2:9 ; Heb 11:16 ; 1st Peter 1:4 , 9 ; 3:9 ; Rev 21:7
XXXV == Isa 58:7 ; Ezek 18:7 ; Heb 13:2 ; James 1:27 ; 3rd John 1:5
XXXVI == 2nd Tim 1:16 ; James 2:15-16
XL == Prov 14:31 ; 19:17 ; Matt 9:41 ; Heb 6:10
XLI == Ps 6:8 ; Matt 7:23 ; 13:40 , 42 ; Luke 13:27 ; 2nd Peter 2:4 ; Jude 1:6
XLV == Prov 14:31 ; 17:5 ; Zech 2:8 ; Acts 9:5
XLVI == Dan 12:2 ; John 5:29 |
1 "Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them, 4 but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 At midnight, there was a cry, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!' 7 Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' 9 But the wise ones replied, 'No, for there may not be enough for us and you. Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.' 10 While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked. 11 Afterwards the other virgins came and said, 'Lord, Lord, open the door for us!' 12 But he said in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.' 13 Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour. 14 "It will be as when a man who was going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. 15 To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one - to each according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately 16 the one who received five talents went and traded with them, and made another five. 17 Likewise, the one who received two made another two. 18 But the man who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and buried his master's money. 19 After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them. 20 The one who had received five talents came forward bringing the additional five. He said, 'Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more.' 21 His master said to him, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy.' 22 (Then) the one who had received two talents also came forward and said, 'Master, you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more.' 23 His master said to him, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy.' 24 Then the one who had received the one talent came forward and said, 'Master, I knew you were a demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you did not scatter; 25 so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here it is back.' 26 His master said to him in reply, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter? 27 Should you not then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got it back with interest on my return? 28 Now then! Take the talent from him and give it to the one with ten. 29 For to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And throw this useless servant into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.' 31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, 32 and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the 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, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.' 37 Then the righteous will answer him and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?' 40 And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.' 41 Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.' 44 Then they will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?' 45 He will answer them, 'Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.' 46 And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
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| COMMENTARY |
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THE PARABLES OF THE WISE AND THE FOOLISH MAIDENS MATT 25:14 THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS MATT 25:31 THE JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS Chapter 1-13 Parable of the Ten Virgins v 1- 13. This portion is very appropriate for the Church in regard to the Rapture. The custom was for the groom to pay for the bride at the espousal ceremony, so she was not her own, she was bought with a price, 1 Cor. 6:19,20. Children dashed forward for sweet treats as he pulled the veil over her face, symbolizing she was kept sweet for him and he was her shield, Ps. 28:7. When he left he told her he was going away to prepare a place for her, and would come again, Jn. 14:2,3. His father had to approve it, so only the father knew when he would be coming, Mt. 24:36. There were indications, signs, of his coming so the bride needed to be ready, Mt. 25:13. He often came around midnight with a trumpet call and the shout of his best man. Then like a thief, Mt. 24”43, perhaps under mock protest of the family, he would catch his bride away to be with him forever, 1 Thess. 4:16,17. Ten was the customary number of bridesmaids, (Boaz had 10 witnesses and 10 men were required for a synagogue to be in a town.), and if some were unprepared they had to find a place to buy at that time of night, and when they arrived, the door would be shut and they could not enter, 25:10. The groom took the bride into the prepared room and removed her veil etc. Nothing was hidden and he saw her in her beauty and with any blemishes, just as she was,1 Cor. 3:13 & 4:5. The best man stood just outside the door and the groom came and told him when the marriage was consummated. He in turn told the waiting crowd and they said in unison,“The Lord make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and Leah, which two did build the house of Israel, and may your house be enlarged by the seed which the Lord will give thee of this young woman, ” (Ruth 4:11,12) Only then did they begin feasting. The groom and bride remained inside for seven days even if a war went on outside. (Could that compare to tribulation on earth seven years?) For such extended feasts, sometimes they ran out of wine, hence the inclusion of Jn. 2:1-10 in scripture. When they came out, the bride was called the wife of the groom, Rev. 21:9. After feasting he was then given a business or kingdom by his father, (Could this compare to the kingdom of the Millennium?) Having said all this, the principal lesson here is not for the Church but for Israel. It is stated in v 1 that this is a kingdom parable, so it fits the context of chapter 24 and is aimed at the Jewish remnant in the Tribulation. Some versions actually say to meet the groom and bride. That would confirm that the Church is already with Christ. Proportion of wise and foolish is not the issue, but to show many professed to believe, but only those who have oil, or the Holy Spirit , who has been given to Israel by this time, Zech. 12:10, will enter the kingdom. The foolish, unprepared are rejected by the Lord. 14-30 Parable of the Talents. v 14-30 Compare with Luke 19:11-27 The theme is the same but the facts differ. In Matthew there are three servants with one given five talents, one two and one one. The first two invested and doubled the money, but the third hid his, thinking the ruler would not return, so he didn’t want it invested in the ruler’s name. This compared to Christ going away expecting his subjects to serve Him, but the unbelievers will be cast into the lake of fire. Luke 19:11-27 is similar in that Jesus wants His disciples to realize He is going away and will not be setting up the kingdom immediately, but they need to serve Him in His absence. In this parable, ten servants are given one pound or mina a piece to invest. the citizens in v 14 who didn’t want Christ to rule over them were the Pharisees and the nation in general. The first servant’s investment gained ten pounds and the second one five. The third was like the third in Matthew, who hid the money instead of investing. The pound he had was taken from him and given to the one with ten, and he was considered as one of the group of enemies. When Christ returns, those who have served faithfully will be rewarded, but the unfaithful, unbelieving will be judged. 31-46 The Judgment of the Son of Man v 31-33 The word nations should be translated Gentiles, who will be judged individually at the end of the Tribulation. This is not to be confused with any of the other judgments. They are separated individually, not nationally as sheep or goats. v 34-40. The sheep are invited into the kingdom because they provided food, drink and other needs for the King in proxy by providing for the Jews in their terrible time of persecution. The act did not save the Gentiles, but proved their faith. v 41-46. Then the “goats” on the left hand will be told to depart into eternal fire which was prepared, not for men, but for angels. There failure to show mercy to the Jewish remnant in the persecution will show they have cast their support to the world ruler, the Antichrist. With all the wicked people removed from the earth, these Gentiles will enter the kingdom along with the Jews. Old Testament saints and believers of the Church age will also be there in some manner. This completed Jesus’ answer to the disciples’ questions in 24:3, and He moves to His present. Keep in mind that chapters 24 and 25 are not written about the Church, but there are applications for the Church.
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