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Afteralongtime the lord of thoseservantscometh, andreckoneth*withthem.
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And so he that had receivedfivetalentscame and broughtotherfivetalents,saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto mefivetalents:behold, I have gainedbesidethemfivetalentsmore.
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Hislordsaid unto him, Well done, thou goodandfaithfulservant: thou hast beenfaithfulover a few things, I will maketheerulerover many things: enter thouinto the joy of thylord.
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Healso that had receivedtwotalentscame and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto metwotalents:behold, I have gainedtwoothertalentsbesidethem.
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Hislordsaid unto him, Well done,goodandfaithfulservant; thou hast beenfaithfulover a few things, I will maketheerulerover many things: enter thouinto the joy of thylord.
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Thenhe which had received the onetalentcame and said, Lord, I knewtheethat thou art an hardman,reapingwhere thou hastnotsown, andgatheringwhere thou hastnotstrawed:
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And I was afraid, and went and hidthytalentin the earth:lo, there thou hast that is thine.
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Hislordanswered and said unto him, Thou wickedandslothfulservant, thou knewestthat I reapwhere I sowednot,andgatherwhere I havenotstrawed:
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Thououghtesttherefore to have putmymoney to the exchangers,and then at my comingIshould have received mine ownwithusury.
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Taketherefore the talentfromhim,andgive it unto him which hathtentalents.
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For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: butfromhim that hathnot shall be taken away*even that which he hath.