024:048 But if that evil servant should say in his heart, 'My lord is delaying his coming,' 024:049 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards, 024:050 the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn't expect it, and in an hour when he doesn't know it, 024:051 and will cut him in pieces, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be. 025:001 "Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. 025:002 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 025:003 Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them, 025:004 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 025:005 Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. 025:006 But at midnight there was a cry, 'Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!' 025:007 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.{The end of the wick of an oil lamp needs to be cut off periodically to avoid having it become clogged with carbon deposits. The wick height is also adjusted so that the flame burns evenly and gives good light without producing a lot of smoke.} 025:008 The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' 025:009 But the wise answered, saying, 'What if there isn't enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.' 025:010 While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. 025:011 Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us.' 025:012 But he answered, 'Most certainly I tell you, I don't know you.' 025:013 Watch therefore, for you don't know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. 025:014 "For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them. 025:015 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey. 025:016 Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 025:017 In like manner he also who got the two gained another two. 025:018 But he who received the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money. 025:019 "Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them. 025:020 He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents besides them.' 025:021 "His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.