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But as they were going off to buy, the bridegroom came. Those who were ready went with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.
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Later, the other bridesmaids came. `Sir! Sir!' they cried, `Let us in!'
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But he answered, `Indeed! I tell you, I don't know you!'
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So stay alert, because you know neither the day nor the hour.
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"For it will be like a man about to leave home for awhile, who entrusted his possessions to his servants.
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To one he gave five talents [equivalent to a hundred years' wages]; to another, two talents; and to another, one talent -- to each according to his ability. Then he left.
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The one who had received five talents immediately went out, invested it and earned another five.
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Similarly, the one given two earned another two.
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But the one given one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.
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"After a long time, the master of those servants returned to settle accounts with them.
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The one who had received five talents came forward bringing the other five and said, `Sir, you gave me five talents; here, I have made five more.'