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Matthew 25:26

Faithfulness and loyalty

24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

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BSB
‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
KJV
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
WEB
“But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter.
ASV
But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;
DARBY
And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered;
BLB
And answering, his master said to him, ‘Wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter.
ÅB
Da svarte herren hans: ‘Dårlige og late tjener! Du visste at jeg høster der jeg ikke sådde, og sanker der jeg ikke strødde!
OTB
Hans herre svarte: 'Du onde, late tjener! Du visste at jeg høster hvor jeg ikke har sådd og samler hvor jeg ikke har strødd ut?
B1930
Da svarte hans herre og sa til ham: Du dårlige og late tjener! du visste at jeg høster hvor jeg ikke sådde, og sanker hvor jeg ikke strødde!

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Cross references

  • Matthew 18:32

    Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

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  • Job 15:5–6

    For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

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