“Now after a long time the lord of these servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them.  And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, ’Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents:  lo, I have gained other five talents.’  His lord said unto him, ’Well done, good and faithful servant:  thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.’

“And he also that received the two talents came and said, ’Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents:  lo, I have gained other two talents.’

“His lord said unto him, ’Well done, good and faithful servant:  thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.’

“And he also that had received the one talent came and said, ’Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter; and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth:  lo, thou hast thine own.’

“But 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 did not scatter; thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.  Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents.  For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.  And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness:  there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.’

THE JUDGMENT SCENE.

“But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:  and before him shall be gathered all the nations:  and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats; and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.  Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, ’Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:  for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me.’

“Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, ’Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink?  And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?  And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?’ And the King shall answer and say unto them, ’Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my children, even these least, ye did it unto me.’