|
Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
|
Commentary & Explanation
|
Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
|
CHAPTER 25
Jesus gives the parables of the ten virgins, the talents, and the sheep
and the goats.
|
Jesus' last recored parables concern the Kingdom of Heaven—
|
|
Parable of the Ten Virgins
|
1 aTHEN
shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten
avirginsa,
which took their clamps, and went forth to meet the
bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
|
1a the kingdom of heaven be likened unto
ten virgins In these last parables Christ speaks of the nature of
the Kingdom of Heaven. His first parable speaks of 10 virgins, five which are
prepared to meet him at his coming and 5 that are not. It is remeneisant of
when one is to be taken in the field and the other is left.
|
1a
D&C 128:20;
2a
Mark 9:2 (2-13);
Luke 9:29 (28-36);
John 1:14;
2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19);
TG
Jesus Christ, Glory of;
|
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
aslumbered and bslept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the
abridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
|
|
1a
D&C 128:20;
2a
Mark 9:2 (2-13);
Luke 9:29 (28-36);
John 1:14;
2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19);
TG
Jesus Christ, Glory of;
|
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their
alamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your
oil; for our lamps aare 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.
|
|
1a
D&C 128:20;
2a
Mark 9:2 (2-13);
Luke 9:29 (28-36);
John 1:14;
2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19);
TG
Jesus Christ, Glory of;
|
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came;
and they that were aready went in with him to the marriage:
and the door was bshut.
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
aknow you not.
|
|
1a
D&C 128:20;
2a
Mark 9:2 (2-13);
Luke 9:29 (28-36);
John 1:14;
2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19);
TG
Jesus Christ, Glory of;
|
13 aWatch therefore, for ye know
neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
|
|
|
Parable of the Talents
|
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 agave five
btalents, 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 areckoneth with them.
20 And so he that had received five talents came and
brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou adeliveredst
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 aservant: thou hast been
bfaithful over a few things, I will make thee
cruler over many things: enter thou into the
djoy 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
afaithful 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 ahard man, reaping
where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
25 And I was aafraid, 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 aslothful servant, thou knewest that I
breap 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 ausury.
|
|
|
28 Take therefore the atalent from
him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
29 For unto every one that hath shall be
agiven, and he shall have babundance: but
from him that hath not shall be ctaken away even that which
he hath.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
|
|
|
Parable of the Sheep and Goats
~ The Last Parable ~
|
31 ¶ When the aSon of man shall
come in his bglory, and all the holy angels with him, then
shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all
anations: and he shall bseparate them one
from another, as a cshepherd divideth his
dsheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his
aright hand, but the goats on the left.
|
|
|
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his
aright hand, Come, ye bblessed of my
Father, cinherit the dkingdom prepared
for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an ahungred, and ye
bgave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a
cstranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye
avisited me: I was in bprison, and ye
came unto me.
|
|
|
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord,
when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave
thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee asick, or in
prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them,
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have adone it
unto one of the bleast of these my
cbrethren, ye have done it unto me.
|
|
|
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the
aleft hand, bDepart from me, ye
ccursed, into everlasting dfire,
eprepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an ahungred, and ye
gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked,
and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
|
|
|
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say
unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the
aleast of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into
aeverlasting bpunishment: but the
crighteous into dlife
eeternal.
|
|
|