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Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
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And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.
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But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money.
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After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
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So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.'
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His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'
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He also who had received two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.'
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His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'
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Then he who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
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And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.'
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But his lord answered and said to him, 'You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.
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So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.
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Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
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For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
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And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
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"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
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All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
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And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
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Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
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for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;
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I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'