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"And he said to him, 'Welldone, goodslave, because you have been1faithful in a verylittlething, you are to be in authorityovertencities.'
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"The secondcame, saying, 'Your mina, master, has madefiveminas.'
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"And he said to him also, 'And you are to be overfivecities.'
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"Anothercame, saying, 'Master, here is your mina, which I keptputaway in a handkerchief;
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for I was afraid of you, because you are an exactingman; you take up what you did not laydown and reapwhat you did not sow.'
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"He said to him, 'By your own words I will judge you, you worthlessslave. Did you know that I am an exactingman, taking up what I did not laydown and reapingwhat I did not sow?
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'Thenwhy* did you not put my money in the bank, and having come, I would have collected it with interest?'
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"Then he said to the bystanders, 'Take the minaaway from him and give it to the one who has the tenminas.'
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"And they said to him, 'Master, he hastenminas already.'
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"2I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, evenwhat he does have shall be takenaway.
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"But 3theseenemies of mine, who did not want me to reignover them, bring them here and 4slay them in my presence."