and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

But he that is sown upon the good ground this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

And he also that had received the two talents came to him and said, My lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them.

And if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off and cast it from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.

But if he do not hear thee, take with thee one or two besides, that every matter may stand upon the word of two witnesses or of three.

In like manner also he that had received the two, he also gained two others.