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MAT T H EW 2 6
19 “After a long time their master returned
from his trip and called them to give an account
of how they had used his money. 20 The servant
to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver
came forward with five more and said, ‘Master,
you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I
have earned five more.’
— promises —
from God
“To those who use well
what they are given,
even more will be given,
and they will have an
abundance.”
M AT T H EW 2 5:2 9
21 “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done,
my good and faithful servant. You have been
faithful in handling this small amount, so now
I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s
celebrate together!*’
22 “The servant who had received the two
bags of silver came forward and said, ‘Master,
you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I
have earned two more.’
23 “The master said, ‘Well done, my good
and faithful servant. You have been faithful in
handling this small amount, so now I will give
you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate
together!’
24 “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a
harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant
and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate. 25 I was
afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the
earth. Look, here is your money back.’
26 “But the master replied, ‘You wicked and
lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I
didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, 27 why didn’t you deposit my money in the
bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’
28 “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from
this servant, and give it to the one with the ten
bags of silver. 29 To those who use well what they
are given, even more will be given, and they
will have an abundance. But from those who
do nothing, even what little they have will be
taken away. 30 Now throw this useless servant
into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
The Final Judgment
31 “But when the Son of Man* comes in his
glory, and all the angels with him, then he will
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sit upon his glorious throne. 32 All the nations*
will be gathered in his presence, and he will
separate the people as a shepherd separates the
sheep from the goats. 33 He will place the sheep
at his right hand and the goats at 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
creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry, and
you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a
drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into
your home. 36 I was naked, and you gave me
clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was
in prison, and you visited me.’
37 “Then these righteous ones will reply,
‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and
feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to
drink? 38 Or a stranger and show you hospitality?
Or naked and give you clothing? 39 When did we
ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
40 “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth,
when you did it to one of the least of these my
brothers and sisters,* you were doing it to me!’
41 “Then the King will turn to those on the left
and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into
the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his
demons.* 42 For I was hungry, and you didn’t
feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn’t give me a
drink. 43 I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite
me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t
give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and
you didn’t visit me.’
44 “Then they will reply, ‘Lord, when did we
ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or
naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?’
45 “And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth,
when you refused to help the least of these
my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to
help me.’
46 “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”
The Plot to Kill Jesus
When Jesus had finished saying all
these things, he said to his disciples,
2 “As you know, Passover begins in two days,
and the Son of Man* will be handed over to be
crucified.”
3 At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas,
the high priest, 4 plotting how to capture Jesus
secretly and kill him. 5 “But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed, “or the people
may riot.”
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Jesus Anointed at Bethany
6 Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home
of Simon, a man who had previously had
25:21 Greek Enter into the joy of your master [or your Lord]; also
in 25:23. 25:31 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
25:32 Or peoples. 25:40 Greek my brothers. 25:41 Greek his
angels. 26:2 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.