¶The .xxv. Chapter.
¶1 The ten virgins, 14 the talentes delyuered to the seruauntes, 32 and of the generall iudgement.
[unspec A] 1 THen shall the kyng∣dome * 1.1of heauen be lykened vnto ten vir∣gins, which toke their lampes, and went to meete the brydegrome.
2 But fyue of them were foolyshe, and fyue were wyse.
3 They that were foolyshe, toke their lampes, but toke none oyle with them:
4 But the wise, toke oyle in their vessels, with their lampes also.
5 Whyle the brydegrome taryed, they all slumbred and slept.
6 And euen at mydnyght, there was a crye made: beholde, the brydegrome commeth, go out to meete hym.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and pre∣pared their lampes.
8 So the foolyshe sayde vnto the wyse: geue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are gone out.
9 But the wyse aunswered, saying: [not [unspec B] so] lest there be not mough for vs & you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and bye for your selues.
10 And whyle they went to bye, the brydegome came: and they that were redy, went in with hym, to ye maryage, and the gate was shut vp.
11 Afterwarde came also the other vir∣gins, saying: * 1.2 Lorde, Lorde, open to vs.
12 But he aunswered and sayde: veryly I say vnto you, I knowe you not.
13 * 1.3Watch therfore, for ye knowe neither the day, nor yet the houre, wherin the sonne of man shall come.☜
14 ☞* 1.4Lykewyse, as a [certayne] man, redy to take his iourney into a straunge countrey, called his owne seruauntes, and delyuered vnto them his goodes.
15 And vnto one, he gaue fyue talentes, to another two, and to another one: to euery man after his habilitie, & strayght way departed.
16 Then he that had receaued the fyue talentes, went, and occupyed with the same, & made [them] other fyue talentes.
17 And lykewyse, he [that receaued] two: he also gayned other two.
18 But he that receaued that one, went and digged in the earth, and hyd his Lordes money.
19 After a long season, the Lorde of those seruauntes commeth, and reckeneth with them.
20 And so, he that had receaued fyue ta∣lentes, came, and brought other fyue