# Matthew 25.30

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">and before him shall be gathered all the nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats;</span> (Matthew 25:28-32, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.</span> (Matthew 25:28-32, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:</span> (Matthew 25:28-32, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">'Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him;</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">and the unprofitable servant cast ye forth to the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">'And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory;</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">and gathered together before him shall be all the nations, and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd doth separate the sheep from the goats,</span> (Matthew 25:28-32, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Biblical Stewardship](/codex/biblical-stewardship/), via [Matthew 25.14-30](/codex/matthew-25-14-30/)
- [Hell and Eternal Punishment](/codex/hell-and-eternal-punishment/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 25](/codex/matthew-25/)
- [Kingdom Business](/codex/kingdom-business/), via [Matthew 25.14-30](/codex/matthew-25-14-30/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.