Matthew 25:14-30 Lykewyse, as a certayne man, redy to take his iourney into a straunge countrey, called his owne seruauntes, and delyuered vnto them his goodes

Bishops⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁴ Lykewyse, as a [certayne] man, redy to take his iourney into a straunge countrey, called his owne seruauntes, and delyuered vnto them his goodes ¹⁵ And vnto one, he gaue fyue talentes, to another two, and to another one: to euery man after his habilitie, & strayght way departed ¹⁶ Then he that had receaued the fyue talentes, went, and occupyed with the same, & made [them] other fyue talentes ¹⁷ And lykewyse, he [that receaued] two: he also gayned other two ¹⁸ But he that receaued that one, went and digged in the earth, and hyd his Lordes money ¹⁹ After a long season, the Lorde of those seruauntes commeth, and reckeneth with them ²⁰ And so, he that had receaued fyue talentes, came, and brought other fyue talentes, saying: Lorde, thou delyueredst vnto me fyue talentes, beholde, I haue gayned with them fyue talentes mo ²¹ His Lorde saide vnto him: Well done, thou good and faythfull seruaut. Thou hast ben faythfull ouer fewe thynges, I wyll make thee ruler ouer manye thynges: enter thou into the ioy of thy Lorde ²² He also that had receaued two talentes, came, and sayde: Lorde thou delyueredst vnto me two talentes, beholde, I haue wonne two other taletes with them ²³ His Lorde saide vnto him? Well done, good and faithfull seruaunt. Thou hast ben faythfull ouer fewe thinges, I wyl make thee ruler ouer many thynges: enter thou into the ioy of thy Lorde ²⁴ Then he which had receaued the one talent, came, and saide: Lorde I knew thee, that thou art an harde man, reapyng where thou hast not sowen, & gatheryng where thou hast not strowed ²⁵ And [therfore] was I afrayde, & went and hid thy talent in the earth: loe, there thou hast that thyne is ²⁶ His Lorde aunswered, and sayde vnto hym: Thou euyll and slouthfull seruaut, thou knewest that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I haue not strowed ²⁷ Thou oughtest therfore to haue delyuered my money to the exchaungers, and then at my commyng shoulde I haue receaued myne owne with vauntage ²⁸ Take therfore the talent from hym, and geue it vnto hym whiche hath ten talentes ²⁹ For vnto euery one that hath, shalbe geuen, and he shall haue aboundaunce: But he that hath not, from hym shalbe taken away, euen that which he hath ³⁰ And cast the vnprofitable seruaunt into vtter darknesse, there shalbe wepyng, and gnasshyng of teeth