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"The second servant said, 'The coin you gave me, sir, has made five times as much.'
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"The king said to this servant, 'You take charge of five cities.'
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"Then the other servant said, 'Sir, look! Here's your coin. I've kept it in a cloth for safekeeping because
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I was afraid of you. You're a tough person to get along with. You take what isn't yours and harvest grain you haven't planted.'
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"The king said to him, 'I'll judge you by what you've said, you evil servant! You knew that I was a tough person to get along with. You knew that I take what isn't mine and harvest grain I haven't planted.
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Then why didn't you put my money in the bank? When I came back, I could have collected it with interest.'
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The king told his men, 'Take his coin away, and give it to the man who has ten.'
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"They replied, 'Sir, he already has ten coins.'
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"'I can guarantee that everyone who has something will be given more. But everything will be taken away from those who don't have much.
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Bring my enemies, who didn't want me to be their king. Kill them in front of me.'"
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After Jesus had given this illustration, he continued on his way to Jerusalem.