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Matthew 25 Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
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- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
- Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
- Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.
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1 Тогда̀ ᲂу҆подо́бисѧ црⷭ҇твїе нбⷭ҇ное десѧти́мъ дѣ́вамъ, ꙗ҆́же прїѧ́ша свѣти́льники своѧ̑ и҆ и҆зыдо́ша въ срѣ́тенїе женихꙋ̀:
1 ENTONCES el reino de los cielos será semejante á diez vírgenes, que tomando sus lámparas, salieron á recibir al esposo.
1 “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
2 пѧ́ть же бѣ̀ ѿ ни́хъ мꙋдры̀ и҆ пѧ́ть ю҆рѡ́дивы.
2 Y las cinco de ellas eran prudentes, y las cinco fatuas.
2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
3 Ю҆рѡ́дивыѧ же, прїе́мшѧ свѣти́льники своѧ̑, не взѧ́ша съ собо́ю є҆ле́а:
3 Las que eran fatuas, tomando sus lámparas, no tomaron consigo aceite;
3 Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,
4 мꙋ̑дрыѧ же прїѧ́ша є҆ле́й въ сосꙋ́дѣхъ со свѣти̑льники свои́ми:
4 Mas las prudentes tomaron aceite en sus vasos, [juntamente] con sus lámparas.
4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 коснѧ́щꙋ же женихꙋ̀, воздрема́шасѧ всѧ̑ и҆ спа́хꙋ.
5 Y tardándose el esposo, cabecearon todas, y se durmieron.
5 Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
6 Полꙋ́нощи же во́пль бы́сть: сѐ, жени́хъ грѧде́тъ, и҆сходи́те въ срѣ́тенїе є҆гѡ̀.
6 Y á la media noche fué oído un clamor: He aquí, el esposo viene; salid á recibirle.
6 But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’
7 Тогда̀ воста́ша всѧ̑ дѣ̑вы ты̑ѧ и҆ ᲂу҆краси́ша свѣти́льники своѧ̑.
7 Entonces todas aquellas vírgenes se levantaron, y aderezaron sus lámparas.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 Ю҆рѡ́дивыѧ же мꙋ̑дрымъ рѣ́ша: дади́те на́мъ ѿ є҆ле́а ва́шегѡ, ꙗ҆́кѡ свѣти́льницы на́ши ᲂу҆гаса́ютъ.
8 Y las fatuas dijeron á las prudentes: Dadnos de vuestro aceite; porque nuestras lámparas se apagan.
8 The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
9 Ѿвѣща́ша же мꙋ̑дрыѧ, глаго́лющѧ: є҆да̀ ка́кѡ не доста́нетъ на́мъ и҆ ва́мъ: и҆ди́те же па́че къ продаю́щымъ и҆ кꙋпи́те себѣ̀.
9 Mas las prudentes respondieron, diciendo: Porque no nos falte á nosotras y á vosotras, id antes á los que venden, y comprad para vosotras.
9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘What if there isn’t enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’
10 И҆дꙋ́щымъ же и҆̀мъ кꙋпи́ти, прїи́де жени́хъ: и҆ готѡ́выѧ внидо́ша съ ни́мъ на бра́ки, и҆ затворє́ны бы́ша двє́ри.
10 Y mientras que ellas iban á comprar, vino el esposo; y las que estaban apercibidas, entraron con él á las bodas; y se cerró la puerta.
10 While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.
11 Послѣди́ же прїидо́ша и҆ про́чыѧ дѣ̑вы, глаго́лющѧ: го́споди, го́споди, ѿве́рзи на́мъ.
11 Y después vinieron también las otras vírgenes, diciendo: Señor, Señor, ábrenos.
11 Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’
12 Ѻ҆́нъ же ѿвѣща́въ речѐ и҆̀мъ: а҆ми́нь глаго́лю ва́мъ, не вѣ́мъ ва́съ.
12 Mas respondiendo él, dijo: De cierto os digo, [que] no os conozco.
12 But he answered, ‘Most certainly I tell you, I don’t know you.’
13 Бди́те ᲂу҆̀бо, ꙗ҆́кѡ не вѣ́сте днѐ ни часа̀, во́ньже сн҃ъ чл҃вѣ́ческїй прїи́детъ.
13 Velad, pues, porque no sabéis el día ni la hora en que el Hijo del hombre ha de venir.
13 Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
14 Ꙗ҆́коже бо человѣ́къ нѣ́кїй ѿходѧ̀ призва̀ своѧ̑ рабы̑ и҆ предадѐ и҆̀мъ и҆мѣ́нїе своѐ:
14 Porque el reino de los cielos [es] como un hombre que partiéndose lejos llamó á sus siervos, y les entregó sus bienes.
14 “For it is like a man going into another country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them.
15 и҆ ѻ҆́вомꙋ ᲂу҆́бѡ дадѐ пѧ́ть тала̑нтъ, ѻ҆́вомꙋ же два̀, ѻ҆́вомꙋ же є҆ди́нъ, комꙋ́ждо проти́вꙋ си́лы є҆гѡ̀: и҆ ѿи́де а҆́бїе.
15 Y á éste dió cinco talentos, y al otro dos, y al otro uno: á cada uno conforme á su facultad; y luego se partió lejos.
15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.
16 Ше́дъ же прїе́мый пѧ́ть тала̑нтъ, дѣ́ла въ ни́хъ и҆ сотворѝ дрꙋгі̑ѧ пѧ́ть тала̑нтъ:
16 Y el que había recibido cinco talentos se fué, y granjeó con ellos, é hizo otros cinco talentos.
16 Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
17 та́кожде и҆ и҆́же два̀, приѡбрѣ́те и҆ то́й дрꙋга̑ѧ два̀:
17 Asimismo el que [había recibido] dos, ganó también él otros dos.
17 In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.
18 прїе́мый же є҆ди́нъ, ше́дъ вкопа̀ (є҆го̀) въ зе́млю и҆ скры̀ сребро̀ господи́на своегѡ̀.
18 Mas el que había recibido uno, fué y cavó en la tierra, y escondió el dinero de su señor.
18 But he who received the one talent went away and dug in the earth and hid his lord’s money.
19 По мно́зѣ же вре́мени прїи́де господи́нъ ра̑бъ тѣ́хъ и҆ стѧза́сѧ съ ни́ми ѡ҆ словесѝ.
19 Y después de mucho tiempo, vino el señor de aquellos siervos, é hizo cuentas con ellos.
19 “Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and settled accounts with them.
20 И҆ пристꙋ́пль пѧ́ть тала̑нтъ прїе́мый, принесѐ дрꙋгі̑ѧ пѧ́ть тала̑нтъ, глаго́лѧ: го́споди, пѧ́ть тала̑нтъ мѝ є҆сѝ пре́далъ: сѐ, дрꙋгі̑ѧ пѧ́ть тала̑нтъ приѡбрѣто́хъ и҆́ми.
20 Y llegando el que había recibido cinco talentos, trajo otros cinco talentos, diciendo: Señor, cinco talentos me entregaste; he aquí otros cinco talentos he ganado sobre ellos.
20 He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents in addition to them.’
21 Рече́ же є҆мꙋ̀ госпо́дь є҆гѡ̀: до́брѣ, ра́бе благі́й и҆ вѣ́рный: ѡ҆ ма́лѣ бы́лъ є҆сѝ вѣ́ренъ, над̾ мно́гими тѧ̀ поста́влю: вни́ди въ ра́дость го́спода твоегѡ̀.
21 Y su señor le dijo: Bien, buen siervo y fiel; sobre poco has sido fiel, sobre mucho te pondré: entra en el gozo de tu señor.
21 “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
22 Пристꙋ́пль же и҆ и҆́же два̀ тала̑нта прїе́мый, речѐ: го́споди, два̀ тала̑нта мѝ є҆сѝ пре́далъ: сѐ, дрꙋга̑ѧ два̀ тала̑нта приѡбрѣто́хъ и҆́ма.
22 Y llegando también el que había recibido dos talentos, dijo: Señor, dos talentos me entregaste; he aquí otros dos talentos he ganado sobre ellos.
22 “He also who got the two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents in addition to them.’
23 Рече́ (же) є҆мꙋ̀ госпо́дь є҆гѡ̀: до́брѣ, ра́бе благі́й и҆ вѣ́рный: ѡ҆ ма́лѣ (мѝ) бы́лъ є҆сѝ вѣ́ренъ, над̾ мно́гими тѧ̀ поста́влю: вни́ди въ ра́дость го́спода твоегѡ̀.
23 Su señor le dijo: Bien, buen siervo y fiel; sobre poco has sido fiel, sobre mucho te pondré: entra en el gozo de tu señor.
23 “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
24 Пристꙋ́пль же и҆ прїе́мый є҆ди́нъ тала́нтъ, речѐ: го́споди, вѣ́дѧхъ тѧ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ же́стокъ є҆сѝ человѣ́къ, жне́ши, и҆дѣ́же не сѣ́ѧлъ є҆сѝ, и҆ собира́еши и҆дѣ́же не расточи́лъ є҆сѝ:
24 Y llegando también el que había recibido un talento, dijo: Señor, te conocía que eres hombre duro, que siegas donde no sembraste, y recoges donde no esparciste;
24 “He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you didn’t sow, and gathering where you didn’t scatter.
25 и҆ ᲂу҆боѧ́всѧ, ше́дъ скры́хъ тала́нтъ тво́й въ землѝ: (и҆) сѐ, и҆́маши твоѐ.
25 Y tuve miedo, y fuí, y escondí tu talento en la tierra: he aquí tienes lo que es tuyo.
25 I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’
26 Ѿвѣща́въ же госпо́дь є҆гѡ̀ речѐ є҆мꙋ̀: лꙋка́вый ра́бе и҆ лѣни́вый, вѣ́дѣлъ є҆сѝ, ꙗ҆́кѡ жнꙋ̀ и҆дѣ́же не сѣ́ѧхъ, и҆ собира́ю и҆дѣ́же не расточи́хъ:
26 Y respondiendo su señor, le dijo: Malo y negligente siervo, sabías que siego donde no sembré y [que] recojo donde no esparcí;
26 “But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter.
27 подоба́ше ᲂу҆̀бо тебѣ̀ вда́ти сребро̀ моѐ торжникѡ́мъ, и҆ прише́дъ а҆́зъ взѧ́лъ бы́хъ своѐ съ ли́хвою:
27 Por tanto te convenía dar mi dinero á los banqueros, y viniendo yo, hubiera recibido lo que es mío con usura.
27 You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.
28 возми́те ᲂу҆̀бо ѿ негѡ̀ тала́нтъ и҆ дади́те и҆мꙋ́щемꙋ де́сѧть тала̑нтъ:
28 Quitadle pues el talento, y dadlo al que tiene diez talentos.
28 Take away therefore the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.
29 и҆мꙋ́щемꙋ бо вездѣ̀ дано̀ бꙋ́детъ и҆ преизбꙋ́детъ: ѿ неимꙋ́щагѡ же, и҆ є҆́же мни́тсѧ и҆мѣ́ѧ, взѧ́то бꙋ́детъ ѿ негѡ̀:
29 Porque á cualquiera que tuviere, le será dado, y tendrá más; y al que no tuviere, aun lo que tiene le será quitado.
29 For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away.
30 и҆ неключи́маго раба̀ вве́рзите во тьмꙋ̀ кромѣ́шнюю: тꙋ̀ бꙋ́детъ пла́чь и҆ скре́жетъ зꙋбѡ́мъ. Сїѧ̑ гл҃ѧ возгласѝ: и҆мѣ́ѧй ᲂу҆́шы слы́шати да слы́шитъ.
30 Y al siervo inútil echadle en las tinieblas de afuera: allí será el lloro y el crujir de dientes.
30 Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
31 Є҆гда́ же прїи́детъ сн҃ъ чл҃вѣ́ческїй въ сла́вѣ свое́й и҆ всѝ ст҃і́и а҆́гг҃ли съ ни́мъ, тогда̀ сѧ́детъ на прⷭ҇то́лѣ сла́вы своеѧ̀,
31 Y cuando el Hijo del hombre venga en su gloria, y todos los santos ángeles con él, entonces se sentará sobre el trono de su gloria.
31 “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.
32 и҆ соберꙋ́тсѧ пред̾ ни́мъ всѝ ꙗ҆зы́цы: и҆ разлꙋчи́тъ и҆̀хъ дрꙋ́гъ ѿ дрꙋ́га, ꙗ҆́коже па́стырь разлꙋча́етъ ѻ҆́вцы ѿ ко́злищъ:
32 Y serán reunidas delante de él todas las gentes: y los apartará los unos de los otros, como aparta el pastor las ovejas de los cabritos.
32 Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33 и҆ поста́витъ ѻ҆́вцы ѡ҆деснꙋ́ю себє̀, а҆ кѡ́злища ѡ҆шꙋ́юю.
33 Y pondrá las ovejas á su derecha, y los cabritos á la izquierda.
33 He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Тогда̀ рече́тъ цр҃ь сꙋ́щымъ ѡ҆деснꙋ́ю є҆гѡ̀: прїиди́те, блгⷭ҇ве́ннїи ѻ҆ц҃а̀ моегѡ̀, наслѣ́дꙋйте ᲂу҆гото́ванное ва́мъ црⷭ҇твїе ѿ сложе́нїѧ мі́ра:
34 Entonces el Rey dirá á los que [estarán] á su derecha: Venid, benditos de mi Padre, heredad el reino preparado para vosotros desde la fundación del mundo:
34 Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
35 взалка́хсѧ бо, и҆ да́сте мѝ ꙗ҆́сти: возжада́хсѧ, и҆ напои́сте мѧ̀: стра́ненъ бѣ́хъ, и҆ введо́сте менѐ:
35 Porque tuve hambre, y me disteis de comer; tuve sed, y me disteis de beber; fuí huésped, y me recogisteis;
35 for I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you took me in.
36 на́гъ, и҆ ѡ҆дѣ́ѧсте мѧ̀: бо́ленъ, и҆ посѣти́сте менѐ: въ темни́цѣ бѣ́хъ, и҆ прїидо́сте ко мнѣ̀.
36 Desnudo, y me cubristeis; enfermo, y me visitasteis; estuve en la cárcel, y vinisteis á mí.
36 I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me.’
37 Тогда̀ ѿвѣща́ютъ є҆мꙋ̀ првⷣницы, глаго́люще: гдⷭ҇и, когда̀ тѧ̀ ви́дѣхомъ а҆́лчꙋща, и҆ напита́хомъ; и҆лѝ жа́ждꙋща, и҆ напои́хомъ;
37 Entonces los justos le responderán, diciendo: Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos hambriento, y te sustentamos? ¿ó sediento, y te dimos de beber?
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink?
38 когда́ же тѧ̀ ви́дѣхомъ стра́нна, и҆ введо́хомъ; и҆лѝ на́га, и҆ ѡ҆дѣ́ѧхомъ;
38 ¿Y cuándo te vimos huésped, y te recogimos? ¿ó desnudo, y te cubrimos?
38 When did we see you as a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you?
39 когда́ же тѧ̀ ви́дѣхомъ болѧ́ща, и҆лѝ въ темни́цѣ, и҆ прїидо́хомъ къ тебѣ̀;
39 ¿O cuándo te vimos enfermo, ó en la cárcel, y vinimos á ti?
39 When did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’
40 И҆ ѿвѣща́въ цр҃ь рече́тъ и҆̀мъ: а҆ми́нь гл҃ю ва́мъ, поне́же сотвори́сте є҆ди́номꙋ си́хъ бра́тїй мои́хъ ме́ньшихъ, мнѣ̀ сотвори́сте.
40 Y respondiendo el Rey, les dirá: De cierto os digo [que] en cuanto lo hicisteis á uno de estos mis hermanos pequeñitos, á mí lo hicisteis.
40 “The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
41 Тогда̀ рече́тъ и҆ сꙋ́щымъ ѡ҆шꙋ́юю (є҆гѡ̀): и҆ди́те ѿ менє̀, проклѧ́тїи, во ѻ҆́гнь вѣ́чный, ᲂу҆гото́ванный дїа́волꙋ и҆ а҆́ггелѡмъ є҆гѡ̀:
41 Entonces dirá también á los que [estarán] á la izquierda: Apartaos de mí, malditos, al fuego eterno preparado para el diablo y para sus ángeles:
41 Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;
42 взалка́хсѧ бо, и҆ не да́сте мѝ ꙗ҆́сти: возжада́хсѧ, и҆ не напои́сте менѐ:
42 Porque tuve hambre, y no me disteis de comer; tuve sed, y no me disteis de beber;
42 for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;
43 стра́ненъ бѣ́хъ, и҆ не введо́сте менѐ: на́гъ, и҆ не ѡ҆дѣ́ѧсте менѐ: бо́ленъ и҆ въ темни́цѣ, и҆ не посѣти́сте менѐ.
43 Fuí huésped, y no me recogisteis; desnudo, y no me cubristeis; enfermo, y en la cárcel, y no me visitasteis.
43 I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’
44 Тогда̀ ѿвѣща́ютъ є҆мꙋ̀ и҆ ті́и, глаго́люще: гдⷭ҇и, когда̀ тѧ̀ ви́дѣхомъ а҆́лчꙋща, и҆лѝ жа́ждꙋща, и҆лѝ стра́нна, и҆лѝ на́га, и҆лѝ бо́льна, и҆лѝ въ темни́цѣ, и҆ не послꙋжи́хомъ тебѣ̀;
44 Entonces también ellos le responderán, diciendo: Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos hambriento, ó sediento, ó huésped, ó desnudo, ó enfermo, ó en la cárcel, y no te servimos?
44 “Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn’t help you?’
45 Тогда̀ ѿвѣща́етъ и҆̀мъ, гл҃ѧ: а҆ми́нь гл҃ю ва́мъ, поне́же не сотвори́сте є҆ди́номꙋ си́хъ ме́ньшихъ, ни мнѣ̀ сотвори́сте.
45 Entonces les responderá, diciendo: De cierto os digo [que] en cuanto no lo hicisteis á uno de estos pequeñitos, ni á mí lo hicisteis.
45 “Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’
46 И҆ и҆́дꙋтъ сі́и въ мꙋ́кꙋ вѣ́чнꙋю, првⷣницы же въ живо́тъ вѣ́чный.
46 E irán éstos al tormento eterno, y los justos á la vida eterna.
46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Cross references (43)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Luke 12:35–36; Matthew 24:42–51; Revelation 19:7; Philippians 2:15–16; John 3:29
- 2 Jeremiah 24:2; 1 Corinthians 10:1–5; Matthew 13:47–48; Matthew 13:19–23; 1 John 2:19
- 3 2 Timothy 3:5; Revelation 3:15–16; Isaiah 48:1–2; Isaiah 58:2; Revelation 3:1
- 4 Romans 8:9; 1 John 2:20; 1 John 2:27; John 3:34; Psalm 45:7
- 5 Habakkuk 2:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:6–8; 2 Peter 3:4–9; Matthew 24:48; Luke 20:9
- 6 2 Peter 3:10; John 5:28–29; Matthew 24:31; Matthew 25:1; Matthew 24:44
- 7 Luke 12:35; 2 Peter 3:14; Revelation 3:19–20; Revelation 2:4–5; Revelation 3:2
- 8 Proverbs 13:9; Luke 12:35; Hebrews 4:1; Matthew 13:20–21; Revelation 3:9
- 9 Psalm 49:7–9; Revelation 3:17–18; Isaiah 55:6–7; Isaiah 55:1–3; Ezekiel 14:20
- 10 Luke 13:25; Matthew 24:44; 1 Peter 1:13; Luke 12:36–37; Genesis 7:16
- 11 Matthew 7:21–23; Hebrews 12:16–17
- 12 1 Corinthians 8:3; 2 Timothy 2:19; John 10:27; Luke 13:26–30; Psalm 5:5
- 13 Matthew 24:42–44; Revelation 16:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:6; Luke 21:36; 1 Corinthians 16:13
- 14 Mark 13:34; 1 Peter 4:9–11; Romans 12:6–8; Luke 19:12–27; Matthew 25:14–30
- 15 Matthew 18:24; Luke 19:13–14; Luke 12:48
- 16 Philemon 6–7; 3 John 5–8; 1 Timothy 6:17–18; 2 Timothy 2:6; Acts 13:36
- 17 Proverbs 3:9–10; Ephesians 5:16; Ecclesiastes 11:1–6; Colossians 4:17; 1 Peter 4:10
- 18 2 Peter 1:8; Proverbs 26:13–16; Malachi 1:10; Hebrews 6:12; Haggai 1:2–4
- 19 1 Corinthians 3:12–15; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Romans 14:7–12; Matthew 18:23–24; Luke 16:1–2
- 20 Acts 20:24; 1 Corinthians 15:10; 2 Timothy 4:1–8; Luke 19:16–17; Colossians 1:29
- 21 Matthew 25:23; Luke 16:10; John 12:26; 2 Timothy 2:12; Revelation 3:21
- 22 2 Corinthians 8:12; Romans 12:6–8; 2 Corinthians 8:7–8; Luke 19:18–19; 2 Corinthians 8:1–3
- 23 Matthew 25:21; Mark 14:8–9; Mark 12:41–44
- 24 Luke 19:20–22; Luke 15:29; Malachi 3:14–15; Ezekiel 18:25–29; Jeremiah 2:31
- 25 2 Timothy 1:6–7; Romans 8:15; Proverbs 26:13; Revelation 21:8; Isaiah 57:11
- 26 Matthew 18:32; Job 15:5–6
- 27 Luke 19:22–23; Jude 15; Deuteronomy 23:19–20; Romans 3:19
- 28 Luke 19:24; Luke 10:42
- 29 Luke 8:18; Matthew 13:12; Mark 4:25; Luke 19:25–26; John 15:2
- 30 Matthew 8:12; Matthew 13:50; Revelation 3:15–16; Matthew 22:13; Hebrews 6:7–8
- 31 Revelation 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 1:7–8; Matthew 19:28; Jude 14; Mark 8:38
- 32 Malachi 3:18; Matthew 13:49; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Psalm 98:9; Ezekiel 34:17–22
- 33 Psalm 100:3; Psalm 45:9; John 10:26–28; John 21:15–17; Psalm 110:1
- 34 1 Peter 1:19–20; James 2:5; Revelation 21:7; Revelation 13:8; 1 Peter 1:3–5
- 35 1 John 3:16–19; James 2:15–16; Deuteronomy 15:7–11; Ezekiel 18:7; Ezekiel 18:16
- 36 James 1:27; James 5:14–15; Hebrews 13:3; 2 Timothy 1:16–18; James 2:14–16
- 37 Matthew 6:3; 1 Peter 5:5–6; 1 Chronicles 29:14; Isaiah 64:6; 1 Corinthians 15:10
- 40 Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 14:31; Matthew 10:42; Mark 9:41; 1 Peter 1:22
- 41 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6–7; Matthew 13:42; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Matthew 7:23
- 42 James 2:15–24; 1 Corinthians 16:22; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; John 5:23; Matthew 12:30
- 44 Luke 10:29; Matthew 7:22; Matthew 25:24–27; Malachi 3:13; Malachi 1:6
- 45 Proverbs 21:13; Proverbs 17:5; Matthew 25:40; Proverbs 14:31; Acts 9:5
- 46 Daniel 12:2; John 5:29; John 3:36; Revelation 21:8; Revelation 20:15
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Ye who were present yesterday remember my promise; which with the Lord's assistance is to be made good to-day, not to you only, but to the many others also who have come together. It is no easy question, who the ten virgins are, of whom five are wise, and five foolish.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
"Then shall the kingdom of Heaven," He saith, "be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. But five of them were wise, and the other five foolish, which took not," He saith, "oil." "Then, while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
And besides; "the eternal fire which the Father has prepared for the devil and his angels," -- they ought to show of which of those Æons that are above it is the image; for it, too, is reckoned part of the creation.
For the truth in the gospel promises to the saints and the faithful that they will be equal to the angels of God; and it is also promised them that they will "go away into life eternal." But if we are certain that we shall never lapse from eternal felicity, while they are not certain, then we shall not be …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
For it will be no longer, "Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return," and thou "tillest the ground," and those former words, that will be said to us; but what is far more grievous than these, the "outer darkness," the bonds that may not be burst, the venomous worm, the "gnashing of teeth;" and this with great reason.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)