Bible Verses About Parables

But the wise tooke oyle in their vessels with their lampes.

Nowe while the bridegrome taried long, all slumbred and slept.

And at midnight there was a crie made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth: goe out to meete him.

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lampes.

And the foolish said to the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are out.

But the wise answered, saying, Not so, lest there will not be ynough for vs and you: but goe ye rather to them that sell, and bye for your selues.

And while they went to bye, the bridegrome came: and they that were readie, went in with him to the wedding, and the gate was shut.

Afterwards came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs.

But he answered, and said, Verely I say vnto you, I knowe you not.

Watch therfore: for ye know neither the day, nor the houre, when the sonne of man will come.

For the kingdome of heauen is as a man that going into a strange countrey, called his seruants, and deliuered to them his goods.

And vnto one he gaue fiue talents, and to an other two, and to another one, to euery man after his own ability, and straightway went from home.

Then he that had receiued the fiue talents, went and occupied with them, and gained other fiue talents.

Likewise also, he that receiued two, he also gained other two.

But he that receiued that one, went and digged it in the earth, and hid his masters money.

But after a long season, the master of those seruants came, and reckoned with them.

Then came he that had receiued fiue talents, and brought other fiue talents, saying, Master, thou deliueredst vnto me fiue talents: behold, I haue gained with them other fiue talents.

Then his master saide vnto him, It is well done good seruant and faithfull, Thou hast bene faithfull in litle, I will make thee ruler ouer much: enter into thy masters ioy.

Also he that had receiued two talents, came, and said, Master, thou deliueredst vnto me two talents: behold, I haue gained two other talets more.

His master saide vnto him, It is well done good seruant, and faithfull, Thou hast bene faithfull in litle, I will make thee ruler ouer much: enter into thy masters ioy.

Then he which had receiued the one talent, came, and said, Master, I knewe that thou wast an hard man, which reapest where thou sowedst not, and gatherest where thou strawedst not:

I was therefore afraide, and went, and hid thy talent in the earth: behold, thou hast thine owne.

And his master answered, and said vnto him, Thou euill seruant, and slouthfull, thou knewest that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I strawed not.

Thou oughtest therefore to haue put my money to ye exchangers, and then at my comming should I haue receiued mine owne with vantage.

Take therefore the talent from him, and giue it vnto him which hath tenne talents.