and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.

'And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'

'And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

'And if thy hand or thy foot doth cause thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee; it is good for thee to enter into the life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast to the fire the age-during.

and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.

in like manner also he who received the two, he gained, also he, other two;