Today's Readings
25 Babah 1742
Matthew 25 : 14 - 26 : 2
| 14 | "For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. |
| 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. |
| 16 | Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. |
| 17 | And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. |
| 18 | But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money. |
| 19 | After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them. |
| 20 | "So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, "Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.' |
| 21 | His lord said to him, "Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.' |
| 22 | He also who had received two talents came and said, "Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.' |
| 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.' |
| 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. |
| 25 | And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.' |
| 26 | "But his lord answered 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. |
| 27 | So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. |
| 28 | So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. |
| 29 | "For 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. |
| 30 | And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' |
| 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. |
| 32 | All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. |
| 33 | And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. |
| 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: |
| 35 | for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; |
| 36 | I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.' |
| 37 | "Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, "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 take You in, or naked and clothe You? |
| 39 | Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' |
| 40 | And the King will answer and say to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.' |
| 41 | "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, "Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting 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 | I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.' |
| 44 | "Then they also will answer Him, 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?' |
| 45 | Then He will answer them, saying, "Assuredly, 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.' |
| 46 | And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." |
| 1 | Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, that He said to His disciples, |
| 2 | "You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified." |
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