Matthew 25:26

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 18:32 : 32 then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,
  • Job 15:5-6 : 5 For thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity, And thou chooseth the tongue of the subtile. 6 Thy mouth declareth thee wicked, and not I, And thy lips testify against thee.

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    17in like manner also he who `received' the two, he gained, also he, other two;

    18and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

    19`And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;

    20and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, `Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them.

    21`And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

    22`And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

    23`His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

    24`And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;

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    20`And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;

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    22`And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!

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    27it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.

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