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12 He said: "A very important man went to a country far away to be made a king and then to return home.
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He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return.
13 So he called ten of his servants and gave a coinn to each servant. He said, 'Do business with this money until I get back.'
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So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’
14 But the people in the kingdom hated the man. So they sent a group to follow him and say, 'We don't want this man to be our king.'
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“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’
15 "But the man became king. When he returned home, he said, 'Call those servants who have my money so I can know how much they earned with it.'
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“He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it.
16 "The first servant came and said, 'Sir, I earned ten coins with the one you gave me.'
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“The first one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned ten more.’
17 The king said to the servant, 'Excellent! You are a good servant. Since I can trust you with small things, I will let you rule over ten of my cities.'
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“ ‘Well done, my good servant!’ his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.’
18 "The second servant said, 'Sir, I earned five coins with your one.'
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“The second came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned five more.’
19 The king said to this servant, 'You can rule over five cities.'
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“His master answered, ‘You take charge of five cities.’
20 "Then another servant came in and said to the king, 'Sir, here is your coin which I wrapped in a piece of cloth and hid.
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“Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth.
21 I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You even take money that you didn't earn and gather food that you didn't plant.'
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I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’
22 Then the king said to the servant, 'I will condemn you by your own words, you evil servant. You knew that I am a hard man, taking money that I didn't earn and gathering food that I didn't plant.
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“His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow?
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