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And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short.

For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.

Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.

Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.

The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,

For the foolish, when they took their lights, took no oil with them.

And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.

But the wise made answer, saying, There may not be enough for us and you; it would be better for you to go to the traders and get oil for yourselves.

For it is as when a man, about to take a journey, got his servants together, and gave them his property.

And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work:

But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,

For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:

For I was in need of food, and you gave it to me: I was in need of drink, and you gave it to me: I was wandering, and you took me in;

Then will he say to those on the left, Go from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which is ready for the Evil One and his angels:

For I was in need of food, and you gave it not to me; I was in need of drink, and you gave it not to me:

But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people.

For we might have got much money for this and given it to the poor.

For the poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.

For in putting this perfume on my body, she did it to make me ready for my last resting-place.