Mat 24:29-25:46 | ESV | STEP | Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened , and the moon will not give its light , and the stars will fall from heaven , and the powers of the heavens will be shaken .

29 “Immediately after ^athe tribulation of those days ^bthe sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and ^cthe stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then ^dwill appear in heaven ^ethe sign of the Son of Man, and then ^fall the tribes of the earth will mourn, and ^gthey will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven ^hwith power and great glory. 31 And ⁱhe will send out his angels with a loud ^jtrumpet call, and they will ^kgather ^lhis elect from ^mthe four winds, ⁿfrom one end of heaven to the other.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

32 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, ^oat the very gates. 34 ^pTruly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 ^qHeaven and earth will pass away, but ^rmy words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day and Hour

36 “But concerning that day and hour ^sno one knows, not even the angels of heaven, ^tnor the Son, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit nor the Son} ^vbut the Father only. 37 ^wFor as were the days of Noah, ^xso will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 ^yFor as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, ^zmarrying and giving in marriage, until ^aathe day when Noah entered the ark, 39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, ^abso will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41 ^acTwo women will be grinding ^adat the mill; one will be taken and one left. 42 Therefore, ^aestay awake, for you do not know on what day ^afyour Lord is coming. 43 ^agBut know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night ^ahthe thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 Therefore you also must be ^aiready, for ^ajthe Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

45 “Who then is ^akthe faithful and ^alwise servant, ^{▼▼Greek bondservant; also verses 46, 48, 50} whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 ^anBlessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, ^aohe will set him over all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master ^apis delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} and eats and drinks with ^ardrunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come ^ason a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know 51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place ^atthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 25

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ^auten virgins who took their lamps ^{▼▼Or torches} and went to meet ^awthe bridegroom. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add and the bride} 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were ^aywise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom ^azwas delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6 But ^baat midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7 Then all those virgins rose and ^bbtrimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and ^bcthose who were ready went in with him to ^bdthe marriage feast, and ^bethe door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ^bf‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ 12 ^bgBut he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, ^bhI do not know you.’ 13 ^biWatch therefore, for you ^bjknow neither the day nor the hour.

The Parable of the Talents

14 ^bk“For ^blit will be like a man ^bmgoing on a journey, who called his servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants; also verse 19} and entrusted to them his property. 15 To one he gave five ^botalents, ^{▼▼A talent was a monetary unit worth about twenty years’ wages for a laborer} to another two, to another one, ^bqto each according to his ability. Then he ^brwent away. 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18 But he who had received the one talent went and ^bsdug in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19 Now ^btafter a long time the master of those servants came and ^busettled accounts with them. 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and ^bvfaithful servant. ^{▼▼Greek bondservant; also verses 23, 26, 30} ^bxYou have been faithful over a little; ^byI will set you over much. Enter into ^bzthe joy of your master.’ 22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be ^caa hard man, reaping ^cbwhere you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, ^ccyou have what is yours.’ 26 But his master answered him, ‘You ^cdwicked and ^ceslothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29 ^cfFor to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And ^cgcast ^chthe worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place ^cithere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

The Final Judgment

31 ^cj“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, ^ckthen he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him ^clwill be gathered ^cmall the nations, and ^cnhe will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates ^cothe sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then ^cpthe King will say to ^cqthose on his right, ‘Come, you ^crwho are blessed by my Father, ^csinherit ^ctthe kingdom ^cuprepared for you ^cvfrom the foundation of the world. 35 For ^cwI was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you ^cxgave me drink, ^cyI was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 ^czI was naked and you clothed me, ^daI was sick and you ^dbvisited me, ^dcI was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And ^ddthe King will answer them, ^de‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these ^dfmy brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} you did it to me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ^dh‘Depart from me, you ^dicursed, into ^djthe eternal fire prepared for ^dkthe devil and his angels. 42 For ^dlI was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, ^dmyou did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away ^dninto eternal punishment, but the righteous ^dointo ^dpeternal life.”