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And he saidlikewise to him,Bethoualsooverfivecities.
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Andanothercame, saying, Lord,behold, here is thypound,which I have kept laid upin a napkin:
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For I fearedthee,because thou art an austereman: thou takest upthat thou layedstnotdown, andreapestthat thou didstnotsow.
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And he saith unto him, Out of thine ownmouth will I judgethee, thou wickedservant. Thou knewestthatIwas an austereman, taking upthat I laidnotdown, andreapingthat I didnotsow:
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Whereforethengavestnotthoumymoneyinto the bank,that at my comingImight have required mine ownwithusury?
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And he said unto them that stood by, Takefromhim the pound,andgive it to him that hathtenpounds.
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(And they said unto him,Lord, he hathten pounds.)
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For I say unto you,That unto every onewhichhath shall be given; andfrom him that hathnot,eventhat he hath shall be taken awayfromhim.
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Butthosemineenemies,whichwouldnot that I should reignoverthem,bringhither,andslay them beforeme.
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And when he had thusspoken, he wentbefore, ascending uptoJerusalem.
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And it came to pass, when he was come nightoBethphageandBethany,at the mountcalled the mount of Olives, he senttwo of hisdisciples,