The Good News According to Matthew
capítulo 25
verso 1
“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
verso 2
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
verso 3
Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,
verso 4
but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
verso 5
Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
verso 6
But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’
verso 7
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
verso 8
The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
verso 9
But the wise answered, saying, ‘What if there isn’t enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’
verso 10
While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.
verso 11
Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’
verso 12
But he answered, ‘Most certainly I tell you, I don’t know you.’
verso 13
Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
verso 14
“For it is like a man going into another country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them.
verso 15
To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.
verso 16
Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
verso 17
In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.
verso 18
But he who received the one talent went away and dug in the earth and hid his lord’s money.
verso 19
“Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and settled accounts with them.
verso 20
He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents in addition to them.’
verso 21
“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
verso 22
“He also who got the two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents in addition to them.’
verso 23
“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
verso 24
“He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you didn’t sow, and gathering where you didn’t scatter.
verso 25
I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’
verso 26
“But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter.
verso 27
You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.
verso 28
Take away therefore the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.
verso 29
For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away.
verso 30
Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
verso 31
“But 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.
verso 32
Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
verso 33
He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
verso 34
Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
verso 35
for I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you took me in.
verso 36
I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me.’
verso 37
“Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink?
verso 38
When did we see you as a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you?
verso 39
When did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’
verso 40
“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
verso 41
Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;
verso 42
for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;
verso 43
I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’
verso 44
“Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn’t help you?’
verso 45
“Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’
verso 46
These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Libros
