Matthew 25:14-30 - The Parable Of The Talents

¹⁴ For as a man, who was going to travel abroad, called his servants, and delivered to them his stock: and to one he gave five talents, ¹⁵ to another two, and to another one; to each according to his ability: and then he took his journey. ¹⁶ Now he that had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and gained other five talents: ¹⁷ and likewise he that had the two, he also gained two more: ¹⁸ but he who had received the one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his master's money:

¹⁹ and after some time the lord of those servants cometh and settleth his account with them. ²⁰ And he who had received the five talents came and brought to him five talents more, saying, Sir, thou deliveredst to me five talents, behold I have gained other five talents to them:

²¹ and his lord said to him, Well done, my good and trusty servant, thou hast been faithful in a few things, I will set thee over many, enter into thy master's joy.

²² And he also who had received the two talents came to him and said, Lord, thou deliveredst to me two talents, behold I have gained two other talents with them:

²³ his lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful in a few things, I will set thee over many, enter into the joy of thy lord.

²⁴ And he also who received the one talent came to him and said, Sir, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou sowedst not, and gathering where thou hast not strewed; ²⁵ and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the ground; behold, there is thine own:

²⁶ but his lord answered and said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed; ²⁷ thou oughtest then to have put my money to the bankers, and when I came I should have received my own with interest.

²⁸ Take ye therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that hath the ten talents; ²⁹ (for to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound; but from him that hath not, even what he hath, or seemeth to have, shall be taken away:) ³⁰ and cast out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.