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| Matthew 25
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- 25:24
- Then the
one who had received the one talent also
came forward, saying, "Master, I
knew that you were a harsh man, reaping
where you did not sow, and gathering
where you did not scatter seed;
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- 25:25
- so I was
afraid, and I went and hid your talent in
the ground. Here you have what is yours.'
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- 25:26
- But his
master replied, "You wicked and lazy
slave! You knew, did you, that I reap
where I did not sow, and gather where I
did not scatter?
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- 25:27
- Then you
ought to have invested my money with the
bankers, and on my return I would have
received what was my own with interest.
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- 25:28
- So take
the talent from him, and give it to the
one with the ten talents.
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- 25:29
- For to
all those who have, more will be given,
and they will have an abundance; but from
those who have nothing, even what they
have will be taken away.
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- 25:30
- As for
this worthless slave, throw him into the
outer darkness, where there will be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
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| The Message
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| Matthew 25
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- 25:24
- "The
servant given one thousand said, 'Master,
I know you have high standards and hate
careless ways, that you demand the best
and make no allowances for error.
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- 25:25
- I was
afraid I might disappoint you, so I found
a good hiding place and secured your
money. Here it is, safe and sound down to
the last cent.'
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- 25:26
- "The
master was furious. 'That's a terrible
way to live! It's criminal to live
cautiously like that! If you knew I was
after the best, why did you do less than
the least?
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- 25:27
- The least
you could have done would have been to
invest the sum with the bankers, where at
least I would have gotten a little
interest.
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- 25:28
- "'Take
the thousand and give it to the one who
risked the most. And get rid of this
"play-it-safe" who won't go out
on a limb.
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- 25:29
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- 25:30
- Throw him
out into utter darkness.'
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