Chapter summary

Matthew 25 — The King Comes

Three parables of readiness for the return of the King — the ten virgins, the talents, and the separation of the sheep and the goats based on love shown to the least.

Ten virgins wait for the bridegroom; five take oil, five do not — be alert, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

A master entrusts talents to his servants and returns to settle accounts; the faithful enter the joy of their master, the wicked are cast out.

When the Son of Man comes in glory, all nations are gathered; he separates sheep from goats by how they treated the hungry, thirsty, stranger, naked, sick, and imprisoned.

"As you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me" — service done to the smallest is service done to the King.

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Matthew 25:13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.” Matthew 25:21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’” Matthew 25:40 “And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’”

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