Matthew 25:14-30 For as a man going away, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods,

Godbey⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁴ For as a man going away, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods, ¹⁵ to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each one according to his own ability; and departed. ¹⁶ The one having received the five talents going immediately, operated with the same, and made other five talents. ¹⁷ Likewise the one having received two gained two others. ¹⁸ And he having received one, having gone away, digged up the earth, and buried the money belonging to his lord. ¹⁹ And after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes a reckoning with them. ²⁰ And the one having received the five talents coming to him brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou didst deliver unto me five talents: behold, I have gained other five talents. ²¹ His lord said to him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou wast faithful over few things, and I will make thee ruler over many things: come thou into the joy of thy lord. ²² And the one having received two talents, coming to him, said, Lord, thou didst deliver unto me two talents: behold, I have gained other two talents. ²³ And his lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: come thou into the joy of thy lord. ²⁴ And the one having received one talent also coming, said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strewn: ²⁵ and being afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth: behold, thou hast thine own. ²⁶ And his Lord responding said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, didst thou know that I gather where I have not sown, and reap where I have not strewn? ²⁷ Therefore it behooved thee to put my money in the bank, and having come, I would receive my own with the product. ²⁸ Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to the one having ten talents. ²⁹ For to every one having it shall be given, and he shall superabound: but from the one not having shall be taken away even that which he has. ³⁰ And cast ye the unprofitable servant into the darkness which is without: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.