![]() See, I have gained five more.’Ģ1 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things I will put you in charge of many things. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. ( M) 20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. 18 But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.ġ9 “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 17 So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. 16 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. ( I) The Parable of the Bags of Gold ( J)ġ4 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, ( K) who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’ġ2 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’ ( H)ġ3 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour. ( G) And the door was shut.ġ1 “Later the others also came. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ġ0 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil our lamps are going out.’ ( F)ĩ “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. ( E)Ħ “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ħ “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. ( D) 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. ( C) 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. ![]() 25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ( A) ten virgins who took their lamps ( B) and went out to meet the bridegroom. ![]()
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