Daily Meditation
13 Watch therefore,
for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Today’s Reading
The Gospel According
To
Matthew
Chapter Twenty-Five
Behold, the
bridegroom cometh
1 Then shall the
kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went
forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were
foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the
bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a
cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all
those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the
wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered,
saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to
them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the
bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and
the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord,
Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know
you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein
the Son of man cometh.
14 For the kingdom
of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own
servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five
talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his
several ability; and straightway took his journey. 16 Then he that had received
the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five
talents. 17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18
But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s
money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth
with them. 20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other
five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I
have gained beside them five talents more. 21 His lord said unto him, Well
done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things,
I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst
unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. 23
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou
into the joy of thy lord. 24 Then he which had received the one talent came and
said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not
sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: 25 and I was afraid, and went
and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 26 His lord
answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that
I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27 thou oughtest
therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I
should have received mine own with usury. 28 Take therefore the talent from
him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. 29 For unto every one that
hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not
shall be taken away even that which he hath. 30 And cast ye the unprofitable
servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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