G1161–δέ–de

`And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known -- not even the messengers of the heavens -- except my Father only;

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and this know, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief doth come, he had watched, and not suffered his house to be broken through;

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`And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,

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and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken,

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and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

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and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.

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`And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,

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and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.

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and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

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and the prudent answered, saying -- Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

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`And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut;

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and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;

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and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.

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and to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.

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`And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;

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and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

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`And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;

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`And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

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`And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

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`And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;

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`And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!

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for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him;

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`And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory;

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and he shall set the sheep indeed on his right hand, and the goats on the left.

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and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?

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