Matthew - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1077
The New Testament
g But the prudent made reply, ‘ Lest there is not enough for us and for you, run rather to the shops and buy
xo for yourselves} While,however, they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in to II I2 16 x8 21 22 the wedding: and the door was shut. The other maidens afterwards came calling out, ‘ Sir! sirl open the door for us,’ But his answer to them was, ‘ No; indeed I tell you that I do not know you. ‘ Therefore, keep awake; because
you know neither the day nor the hour when the Son of Man will come. Eh: Siurg nf the @a1zui¤. ‘For it is like a man leaving his
home, who called together his con- liden tial servants, and entrusted them with his effects. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each in proportion to his abilities, and took his departure. Then the man who had received the live talents went and traded with them, and increased them into Eve talents more. And the receiver of the two likewise increased his into two more. But the man who had been entrusted with one went and dug a hole in the ground, and there hid his master’s money. ‘ Now after a long time the master
of those servants returned, and went through their accounts. And the one who had the five talents came bringing hve talents beside, saying, ‘ Sir, you entrusted me with five talents; but look, I have increased them to five talents more l' ‘Well done, you good and faith-
ful servant! ’ exclaimed the master in reply; ‘ you have been faithful over a little, so I will entrust you with much: share in your master's success! ' ‘Then the one who had accepted the
two talents said, ‘ Sir, you deposited two talents with me; but see, I have gained with them two talents more. ‘Very good, you useful and trusty
servant! ’ said his master in reply; ‘ you have been faithful with a few; I will place you over many: share in your master's success! ’ ‘ Then the man who had accepted
the single talent said, ‘ Knowing you, sir, to be an avaricious man, reaping where you had not sown, and raking up where you had not scattered ; being afraid, I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is your own! ' ‘ You ungrateful idlerl’ Said his
master in reply to him. ‘Granted that you knew I reaped where I had not sown, and raked up where I had not scattered: you ought, then, to have paid my money into the bankers; and on my return I could have got my own with interest. Now take from him that talent, and give it to the man who has the ten talents. For to the man who possesses much shall be given, and he shall have superabun-· dance; but from him who possesses not, even what he has shall be taken from him.’ And he flung the good- for·nothing fellow into the darkness without, where there is wailing and gnashing of teeth! @132 iterlwning gag. ‘ But when the Son of Man appears
in His majesty, and all His angels with Him, then He will take His seat upon the throne of His majesty ; and collect all nations before Himself; and will separate them from one an· other, as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats: and the sheep He will place upon His right hand, and the goats upon His left. The King will then say to those upon His right hand, ‘Come! you approved of My Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry, and you gave Me food; I was thirsty, and you gave Me a drink; I was a stranger, and you entertained Me; naked, and you clothed Me; I was exhausted, and you attended Me; I was in prison, and you visited Me. 'Then the righteous will answer
Him, saying, ‘ When, Master, did we see You starving, and fed You? or thirsty, and gave You a drink P When did we see You a stranger, and enter- tained You? or naked, and clothed You? When did we see You sick, or in prison, and came to You? ’ ‘ And their King will reply to
them, *1 tell you indeed, that when- ever you did it to one of these My poorest friends, you even did it to Me.’ 'Then He will say to those upon
the left, ‘ Begone from Me, you accursed, into enduring fire, which is prepared for the Devil and for his angels! for I was starving, and you 1077 26 28 33 34 35 37 39
