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And Jesus passed out of the temple to go away: and his disciples came to him, showing him the structure of the temple.

And as Jesus sat on the mount of Olives, his disciples came, and said between themselves and him: Tell us when these things are to be; and what will be the sign of thy coming, and of the consummation of the world.

and let him who is on the roof, not come down to take what is in his house:

and let him who is in the field, not return back to take his clothing.

And he will send his angels with a great trumpet and they will collect together his elect from the four winds, from one extremity of heaven to the other.

But know this, that if the lord of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have been awake, and would not have suffered his house to be broken into.

Who then, is that faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath placed over his domestics, to give them their food in its time?

Happy is that servant, whom, when his lord shall come, he will find so doing.

But if that servant, being wicked, shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall be eating and drinking with drunkards;

and will cut him asunder, and will assign him his portion with the hypocrites; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

For, as a man that took a journey, called his servants and delivered to them his property;

to one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one: to each, according to his ability: and he immediately departed.

But he that received one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

His lord said to him: Well done! good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful with a little; I will set thee over much: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

His lord said to him: Well done! good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful with a little; I will set thee over much: enter thou into the Joy of thy lord.

His lord answered, and said to him: Wicked and slothful servant ! Thou knewest me, that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather where I have not scattered!

And when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all his holy angels with him, then will he sit upon the throne of his glory.

And he will place the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left.

Then will the king say to those on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father; inherit the kingdom that was prepared for you from the foundation of the world.