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Now 1after a long time the master of those servants came and 2settled accounts with them.
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And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.'
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His master said to him, 'Well done, good and 3faithful servant.[a]4You have been faithful over a little; 5I will set you over much. Enter into 6the joy of your master.'
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And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me two talents; here I have made two talents more.'
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His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.'
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He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, 'Master, I knew you to be 7a hard man, reaping 8where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed,
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so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here 9you have what is yours.'
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But his master answered him, 'You 10wicked and 11slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?
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Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.
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So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.
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12For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.