Matthew 25:26

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But his master answered,‘Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter?

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  • Matt 18:32 : 32 Then his lord called the first slave and said to him,‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!
  • Job 15:5-6 : 5 Your sin inspires your mouth; you choose the language of the crafty. 6 Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.

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  • Matt 25:17-25
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    89%

    17In the same way, the one who had two gained two more.

    18But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.

    19After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

    20The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying,‘Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’

    21His master answered,‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

    22The one with the two talents also came and said,‘Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.’

    23His master answered,‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

    24Then the one who had received the one talent came and said,‘Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed,

    25so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’

  • Luke 19:20-24
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    20Then another slave came and said,‘Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.

    21For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’

    22The king said to him,‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?

    23Why then didn’t you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?’

    24And he said to his attendants,‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has ten.’

  • Matt 25:27-30
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    27Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!

    28Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten.

    29For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

    30And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

  • Luke 12:45-47
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    45But if that slave should say to himself,‘My master is delayed in returning,’ and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk,

    46then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

    47That servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.

  • Matt 25:12-15
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    12But he replied,‘I tell you the truth, I do not know you!’

    13Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.

    14The Parable of the Talents“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.

    15To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

  • Matt 24:50
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    50then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee,

  • Matt 24:45-48
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    45The Faithful and Wise Slave“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?

    46Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes.

    47I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

    48But if that evil slave should say to himself,‘My master is staying away a long time,’

  • Matt 13:27-28
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    27So the slaves of the landowner came and said to him,‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the darnel come from?’

    28He said,‘An enemy has done this!’ So the slaves replied,‘Do you want us to go and gather it?’

  • Matt 18:31-32
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    31When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place.

    32Then his lord called the first slave and said to him,‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!

  • Luke 16:2-3
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    2So he called the manager in and said to him,‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.’

    3Then the manager said to himself,‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m too ashamed to beg.

  • Matt 18:34
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    34And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed.

  • Luke 19:13
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    13And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them,‘Do business with these until I come back.’

  • Luke 19:26
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    26‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

  • Luke 19:15-16
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    15When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.

    16So the first one came before him and said,‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.’

  • Luke 19:18
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    18Then the second one came and said,‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.’

  • Luke 17:7
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    7“Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?

  • Matt 13:25
    72%

    25But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat and went away.

  • Luke 12:43
    72%

    43Blessed is that slave whom his master finds at work when he returns.

  • Luke 16:5
    72%

    5So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first,‘How much do you owe my master?’

  • Matt 18:25
    72%

    25Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.

  • Luke 14:21
    72%

    21So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave,‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

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    2At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his portion of the crop.

  • John 4:38
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    38I sent you to reap what you did not work for; others have labored and you have entered into their labor.”