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The Holy Gospel Of Jesus Christ, According to St. Matthew 1293

35 Heaven and earth shall pass, but my words 51 And shall separate him, and appoint his
shall not pass. portion with the hypocrites. There shall be
36 But of that day and hour no one knoweth, weeping and gnashing of teeth.
not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone.
37 And as in the days of Noe, so shall also the
coming of the Son of man be. Chapter 25
38 For as in the days before the flood, they
were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten
marriage, even till that day in which Noe entered virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet
into the ark, the bridegroom and the bride.
39 And they knew not till the flood came, and 2 And five of them were foolish, and five wise.
took them all away; so also shall the coming of 3 But the five foolish, having taken their
the Son of man be. lamps, did not take oil with them:
40 Then two shall be in the field: one shall be 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with
taken, and one shall be left. the lamps.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill:
5 And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slum-
one shall be taken, and one shall be left. bered and slept.
42 Watch ye therefore, because ye know not
6 And at midnight there was a cry made: Be-
what hour your Lord will come.
hold the bridegroom cometh, go ye forth to meet
43 But know this ye, that if the goodman of
him.
the house knew at what hour the thief would
7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed
come, he would certainly watch, and would not
their lamps.
suffer his house to be broken open.
8 And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of
44 Wherefore be you also ready, because at
your oil, for our lamps are gone out.
what hour you know not the Son of man will
9 The wise answered, saying: Lest perhaps
come.
there be not enough for us and for you, go ye
45 Who, thinkest thou, is a faithful and wise
rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
servant, whom his lord hath appointed over his
10 Now whilst they went to buy, the bride-
family, to give them meat in season.
46 Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord groom came: and they that were ready, went in
with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.
shall come he shall find so doing.
47 Amen I say to you, he shall place him over 11 But at last come also the other virgins,
all his goods. saying: Lord, Lord, open to us.
48 But if that evil servant shall say in his 12 But he answering said: Amen I say to you,
heart: My lord is long a coming: I know you not.
49 And shall begin to strike his fellow ser- 13 Watch ye therefore, because you know not
vants, and shall eat and drink with drunkards: the day nor the hour.
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a 14 For even as a man going into a far coun-
day that he hopeth not, and at an hour that he try, called his servants, and delivered to them his
knoweth not: goods;