61 Bible Verses about Privileges

For who distinguishes thee? and what hast thou which thou didst not receive? and if thou also didst receive, why dost thou boast, as not having received?

And in the sixth month the messenger Gabriel was sent by God into a city of Galilee, to which the name Nazareth, To a virgin betrothed to a man to whom the name of Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name Mary. And the messenger, having come in to her said, Hail, thou made acceptable; the Lord with thee: praised thou among women.read more.
And having seen him, she was troubled at his words, and turned in her thoughts of what country this greeting might be. And the messenger said to her, Fear not, Mary: thou hast found grace with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bear a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and he shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary said to the messenger, How shall this be, since I. know not man? And the messenger having answered, said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, Elizabeth thy kinsman, she also having conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month to her, called barren. For nothing shall be impossible with God. And Mary said Behold the servant of the Lord; may it be to me according to thy word. And the messenger departed from her.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and this not of you: the gift of God: Not of works, lest any one should boast.

Although I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other think to have confidence in the flesh, I more: Circumcision done the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; For zeal, driving out the church; for justice in the law, not to be found fault with.read more.
But what things were gain to me, these I have thought loss for Christ. But surely, I also think all things to be loss for the superiority of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have been made to lose all things, and I think to be offscourings, that I shall gain Christ, And be found in him, not having my justice, that of the law, but that by faith of Christ, the justice from God by faith:

For I shall see thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and the stars which thou didst prepare. What is man that thou wilt remember him? and the son of man that thou wilt review him? And thou wilt diminish him a little more than the messengers, and thou wilt surround him with glory and honor.read more.
And thou wilt give him dominion over the works of thy hands; thou didst put all under his feet:

And God will say, We will make man in our image according to our likeness, and they shall rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and every. creeping thing creeping upon the earth. And God will form man in his image, in the image of God he formed him; male and female he formed them. And God will praise them, and God will say to them, be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing creeping upon the earth.

Who are Israelites; whose the adoption as a son, and the glory, and covenants, and legislation, and divine worship, and solemn promises; Whose the fathers, and from whom Christ according to the flesh, who being God over all, praised forever. Amen.

Not for your multitude did Jehovah delight in you above all the peoples, and will he choose you, for ye were few more than all the peoples. For Jehovah loves you and watches the oath which he sware to your fathers: Jehovah brought you out by a strong hand, and he will redeem thee from the house of servants, from the house of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And know thou that Jehovah thy God, he is God, the faithful God, watching the covenant and the kindness to those loving him, and to those watching his commands to the thousandth generation:

For this thou wert great, Jehovah God: for none as thee, for no God beside thee according to all we heard in our ears. And who as thy people, as Israel, one nation in the earth whom God went to redeem to him for a people, and to set up for him a name, and to do for you greatness and wonderful things for thy land from the face of thy people whom thou didst redeem to thee from Egypt, nations and his tents. And thou wilt prepare to thyself thy people Israel to thee for a people, even to forever. And thou Jehovah wert to them for God.

I say then, Has God rejected his people It may not be. For I also am an Israelite, of Abraham's seed, of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Or know ye not in Elias, what says the writing? how he addresses God against Israel, saying, Lord, thy prophets have they killed, and dug down thine altars; and I alone was left, and they seek my soul.read more.
But what say to him the intimations of divine will I have left to myself seven thousand men, who bent not the knee to Baal. So then also in the time now has been a remnant according to the election of grace. And if to grace, it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. And if of works, it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. What then What Israel seeks for, this be attained not; but the selection attained, and the rest were hardened. (As has been written, God gave them the spirit of mortal pain, eyes not to see, and earn not to hear;) even to this day. And David says, Let their table be for a snare, and for booty, and for a stumblingblock, and for a retribution to them: Let their eyes be darkened not to see, and let them bend their back always. I say then, Did they stumble that they might fall? It may not be: but by their fall salvation to the nations, to make them jealous. And if their fall the riches of the world, and their disaster the riches of the nations; how much more their fulness?

Praised be God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, he having praised us in every spiritual praise in heavenly things in Christ: As he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, for us to be holy and blameless before him in love: Having determined us beforehand for adoption as a son by Jesus Christ to him, according to benevolence of his will,read more.
To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he rendered us acceptable in the beloved. In whom we have redemption by his blood, the letting go of faults, according to the riches of his grace; In which he abounded to us in all wisdom and intelligence;

So that if any in Christ, a new creation: old things have passed away; behold, all have become new. And all things of God, having reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and given us the service of reconciliation; For as God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their faults; and having set in us the word of reconciliation.read more.
For Christ therefore are we ambassadors, as of God beseeching by us: we pray for the sake of Christ, be ye reconciled to God. For him not knowing sin, he made sin for us; that we might be the justice of God in him.

Among whom also we then all occupied ourselves in the eager desire? of our flesh, doing the wills of the flesh and the thoughts; and were by nature children of wrath, as also the rest. But God, being rich in mercy, by his much love which he loved us, And we being dead in faults, he made alive together with Christ, (by grace are ye saved;)read more.
And raised together, and seated together in heavenlies in Christ Jesus: That he might show in times coming the surpassing riches of his grace in kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and this not of you: the gift of God: Not of works, lest any one should boast.

Who saved us from the power of darkness, and transferred into the kingdom of the Son of his love: In whom we have redemption by his blood, the remission of sins:

For by him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

Justified therefore of faith we have peace with God by our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have had access by faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast upon hope of the glory of God.

Having therefore, brethren, freedom of speech for the entering in of the holies by the blood of Jesus, A way publicly declared and living, which he consecrated to us, through the veil, that is, his flesh; And a great priest over the house of God;read more.
Let us approach with a true heart in complete certainty of faith, having our hearts besprinkled from an evil consciousness, and having our bodies washed with pure water.

For ye have not come to the mount being handled, and burned with fire, and to duskiness, and to darkness, and to a violent storm, And to the sound of the trumpet, and the voice of words; which they, having heard, implored that the word be not put before them: (For they did not bear that being assigned, And if a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or shall be pierced with a missile weapon:read more.
And so dreadful was that being made to appear, Moses said, I am terrified and trembling:) But ye have come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, To the assembly of people, and church of the firstborn, transcribed in the heavens, and to God the Judge of all, and. to the spirits of the just perfected, And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, speaking better things than Abel.

And this is eternal life, that they might know thee the only true God, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ.

Jesus cried and said, He believing in me, believes not in me, but in him having sent me. And he seeing me, sees him having sent me. I have come a light into the world, that every one believing in me should not remain in darkness.

Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one comes to the Father, except by me. If ye had known me, ye had also known my Father: and from now ye know, and have seen him.

And when the completion of the time was come, God sent his Son, born of woman, born under the law, That he might redeem them under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.read more.
So that thou art no more a servant, but a son: and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God. For ye have not received the Spirit of servitude again for fear; but have received the Spirit of adoption as a son, in which we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself testifies with our spirit, that we are children of God:read more.
And if children, also heirs; truly heirs of God, and coheirs of Christ; if indeed we suffer together, that we may be also glorified together.

For we are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were immersed into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither servant nor free, there is neither male and female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.read more.
And if ye of Christ, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

And ye have totally forgotten the entreaty which is spoken to you as to sons, My son, neglect not the instruction of the Lord, nor be enervated being rebuked by him: For whom the Lord loves he corrects, and he chastises every son which he receives. If ye endure correction, God treats you as sons; for who is the son which the father corrects not?read more.
And if ye are without correction, of which all are partakers, then are ye spurious, not sons. Since we truly have fathers of our flesh instructors, and we were influenced: shall we not rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and we shall live? For they truly for a few days, according as it seemed to them, corrected; but he for profit, in order to partake in his holiness. And truly every correction for the present seems not to be for joy, but grief: and later it returns the peaceful fruit of justice to them being exercised by it.

And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light: Who once not a people, and now the people of God: they not commiserated, and now commiserated.

Wherefore then are ye no more foreigners and sojourners, but fellow-citizens of the holy, and the household of God; Built upon the foundation of the sent, and of the prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner stone; In whom all the building fitted together increases into a holy temple in the Lord:read more.
In whom also ye are builded together for the dwelling of God in the Spirit.

And having turned to the disciples apart he said, Happy the eyes seeing what ye see: For I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to behold what ye see, and saw not; and to hear what ye hear, and heard not.

And the disciples having come near, said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables? And having answered, he said to them, For to you it was given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it was not given. For whoever has shall be given to him, and he shall have in excess; and whoever has not, also what he has shall be taken away from him.read more.
For this I speak to them in parables: for seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And the prophecy of Esaias is filled up in them, saying, In hearing shall ye hear, and not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive. For the heart of this people has been thickened, and with their ears have they heard heavily, and their eyes have they closed; lest perhaps they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and turn back, and I should heal them. But happy your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say to you, that many prophets and just desired eagerly to see what ye see, and saw not; and to hear what ye hear, and heard not.

And when he was alone, they about him with the twelve asked him of the parable. And he said to them, To you has it been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to those without, all are in parables: That seeing they might see, and not know; and hearing they might hear, and not understand; lest they turn back, and their sins be remitted to them.

And his disciples asked him, saying, What may this parable be? And he said, To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: and to the rest in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

I no more call you servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does: and I have called you friends; for all which I heard of my Father I made known to you.

But we speak wisdom among the perfected: and the wisdom not of this life, nor of the rulers of this life, they being left unemployed: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, hidden, which God determined beforehand, before the times to our glory: Which none of the rulers of this world knew: for if they had known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.read more.
But as has been written. Which the eye saw not, and the ear heard not, and upon the heart of man it came not up, what things God has prepared for them loving him. And God has revealed to us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searches all things, and the deep things of God. For who of men knows the things of men except the spirit of man in him? so also the things of God no one knows, except the Spirit of God. And we have not received the spirit of the world, but the spirit from God; that we might know things bestowed upon us as a gift by God.

For which salvation the prophets sought and inquired anxiously, they having prophesied of the grace to you: Searching for whom or what time the Spirit of Christ which in them manifested, testifying beforehand the sufferings to Christ, and the glories after these. To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were serving these things, which now have been again proclaimed to you by them having announced the good news in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; into which angels eagerly desire to stoop and creep.

Before I shall form thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou shalt go forth from the womb I consecrated thee; I gave thee a prophet to the nations.

And king David will come and sit before Jehovah, and say, Who am I Lord Jehovah? and who my house that thou broughtest me even to these? And this yet will be small in thine eyes, Lord Jehovah; and thou wilt speak also to the house of thy servant for remoteness. And this the law of man, Lord Jehovah? And what shall David yet add to speak to thee? for thou knewest thy servant, Lord Jehovah.read more.
For sake of thy word and according to thy heart thou didst all this greatness to make thy servant know.

I no more call you servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does: and I have called you friends; for all which I heard of my Father I made known to you. Ye chose not me, but I chose you, and I have set you, that ye might retire and bear fruit, and your fruit remain: that whatever ye ask the Father in my name, he might give you.

And last of all exactly as an abortive, was he also seen by me. For I am the least of the sent, who am not fit to be called sent, for I drove out the church of God. And by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which in me was not vain; but I was more abundantly wearied than they all: and not I, but the grace of God which with me.

And because who am I? and who my people, that we shall retain power to show ourselves willing according to this? for from thee all things, and from thy hand they gave to thee. For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers: as a shadow our days upon the earth, and no expectation. O Jehovah our God, all this multitude that we prepared to build to thee a house for thy holy name, it is from thy hand, and to thee the whole.

Silver or gold, or clothing, of none have I eagerly desired. And ye yourselves know, that to my necessities, and to those being with me, these hands served. I shewed you all things, that so being wearied ye must support the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that himself said, It is happy to give rather than receive.

And we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God given in the churches of Macedonia; That in much proof of pressure the abundance of their joy and their poverty according to depth abounded to the abundance of their simplicity. For according to power, I testify, and above power chosen voluntarily;read more.
Praying us with much entreaty that we receive the grace and participation of the service for saints. And not as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by the will of God. So that we besought Titus, that as he began before, so also he would complete to us this grace also. But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and in word, and in knowledge, and in all care, and in love from you to us, that also ye abound in this grace. I speak not according to command, but by care of others, trying also the purity of your love. For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for you he was in a state of beggary, being rich; that ye in his poverty might be rich. And in this I give an opinion: for this is profitable to you, which no only to do, but to will, ye began before from last year. And now also complete ye the doing; that as a forwardness to will so also to complete, out of what is possessed. For if a forwardness lie before, according as any has, it is acceptable, not as he has not. For not that ease to others, and pressure to you: But of equality, now in this time your abundance for their want, that also their abundance be for your want: that there be equality: As has been written, He to whom much, was not in excess; and he to whom little, was not diminished.

And this, He sowing sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he sowing in praises shall reap also in praises. Each as he chooses in the heart; not of grief, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver. And God able for all grace to abound in you; having always all sufficiency in everything, ye abound in every good work:read more.
(As has been written, He scattered; he gave to the poor: his justice remains forever. And now he furnishing seed to him sowing, and bread for food, furnish and multiply your sowing-season, and increase the fruits of your justice;) Enriched in everything in all simplicity, which works through us gratitude to God.

So let a man reckon us, as servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. And besides it is sought in stewards, that any one be found faithful.

Who then is the faithful and discerning servant, which his lord set over his attendance, to give them food in due season Happy that servant which his lord, having come, shall find doing thus. Truly I say to you, That he shall set him over all his possessions.read more.
But if that servant say in his heart, My lord delays to come; And he should begin to strike the fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with those intoxicated; The lord of that servant shall come in a day that he expects not, and in an hour which he knows not, And he shall cut him in two equal parts, and he shall set his portion with the hypocrites: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, which the Lord will set over his household, to give the allowance of wheat in due time? Happy that servant, which his Lord, having come, shall find so doing. Truly I say to you, that he will set him over all his possessions.read more.
And if that servant should say in his heart, My Lord delays to come; and should begin to strike the servants and maids, also to eat and drink, and to be intoxicated; The lord of that servant shall come in a day which he expects not, and in an hour which he knows not, and he will cut him in two equal parts, and set his portion with the unbelieving. And that servant having known his lord's will, and not prepared, neither having done his will, shall be skinned with many. And he not having known, and having done things worthy of blows, shall be skinned with few. And to every one to whom much was given, shall much be required of him: and with whom they have deposited much, they will ask of him the more.

Or know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God, and ye are not your own? For ye were bought for a price: then glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are of God.

Believe them guiding you, and yield: (for they watch vigilantly for your souls, as going to return the word.) that with joy they might do this, and not lamenting: for this unprofitable for you.

And the sons of Eli, sons of Beli-al; they knew not Jehovah. And the priests judging the people, every man sacrificing a sacrifice; and the boy of the priest came as the flesh boiled, and the fork of three teeth in his hand; And he struck into the fire-pan or into the boiler, or into the kettle, or into the pot; all which the fork will bring up the priest will take for himself. So they will do to all Israel coming there into Shiloh.read more.
Also before they will burn the fat and the boy of the priest came and said to the man sacrificing, Thou shalt give flesh to roast for the priest; and he will not take from thee flesh boiled but living. And the man will say to him, Burning, they shall burn the fat as the day, and take to thee as thy soul shall desire; and he said to him, But now thou shalt give, and if not I will take by force. And the sin of the boys will be exceedingly great before Jehovah, for the men despised the gifts of Jehovah.

And it will be at the return of the year, at the time of the going forth of kings, and David will send Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they will destroy the sons of Ammon, and they will watch closely against Rabbah And David will dwell in Jerusalem. And it will be at the time of the evening, and David will rise from off his bed, and will go upon the roof of the king's house: and he will see from the roof a woman washing herself; and the woman good of aspect exceedingly. And David will send and seek for the woman, and say, Is not this Bath-Sheba, daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?read more.
And David will send messengers and take her: and she will come in to him, and he will lie with her; (and she being consecrated from her uncleanness:) and she will turn back to her house.

And it will be after these words, and a vineyard was to Naboth the Jezreelite which was in Jezreel, by the palace of Ahab king of Shomeron. And Ahab will speak to Naboth, saying, Wilt thou give to me thy vineyard? and it shall be to me for a garden of herbs, for it is near by my house: and I will give to thee in its stead a vineyard good above it; if good in thine eyes I will give thee silver the price of this. And Naboth will say to Ahab, Far be it to me from Jehovah, my giving the inheritance of my fathers to thee.read more.
And Ahab will come to his house rebellious and angry for the word that Naboth the Jezreelite spake to him: and he will say, I will not give to thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he will lie down upon his bed and turn away his face, and not eat bread. And Jezebel his wife will come to him, and she will speak to him, What this thy spirit rebellious, and thou not eating bread? And he will speak to her, Because I shall speak to Naboth the Jezreelite and say to him, Thou shalt give to me thy vineyard for silver; or if thou art willing, I will give to thee a vineyard in its stead. And he will say, I will not give to thee my vineyard. And Jezebel his wife will say to him, Thou now wilt do the kingdom over Israel: arise, eat bread, and do thy heart good: I will give to thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. And she will write letters in the name of Ahab, and seal with his seal; and she will send the letters to the old men, and to the nobles who were in his city dwelling with Naboth. And she will write in the letters, Saying, Call a fast; set Naboth in the head of the people: And set two men, sons of Belial, over against him, and they shall bear witness, saying, Thou didst praise God and the king. And they shall bring him forth and stone him, and he shall die. And the men of his city, the old men and the nobles, who were dwelling in his city, will do as Jezebel sent to them, according to what was written in the letters which she sent to them. They called a fast; they will set Naboth upon the head of the people. And two men will come, sons of Belial, and they will set before him: and the men of Belial will testify against Naboth before the people, saying, Naboth praised Jehovah and the king. And they will bring him without the city, and stone him with stones, and he will die. And they will send to Jezebel, saying, Naboth was stoned, and he will die. And it will be when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned and he will die, and Jezebel will say to Ahab, Arise, inherit the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give to thee for silver: for Naboth is not living, but dead. And it will be when Ahab heard,that Naboth was dead, and Ahab will rise to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, and to possess it

And it being day, the generals sent the bearers of the rod, saying, Loose these men. And the jailor announced these words to Paul, That the generals have sent that ye be loosed: now therefore having come out, go in peace. But Paul said to them, Having stripped us publicly not condemned, being Roman men, they cast into prison and now do they cast us out secretly? not so; but having come themselves, let them bring us out.read more.
:And the bearer of the rod announced these words to the generals: and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans. And having come they besought them, and having brought out, they entreated to come out of the city.

And Paul, having looked intently to the council, said, Men, brethren, I have lived as a citizen in all good conscience to God till this day. And the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to strike his month. Then said Paul to him, God is about to strike thee, thou wall covered with dust: and sittest thou judging me according to law, and commanded me to be struck illegally?

Hear another parable: A certain man was master of a house, who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and digged in it a winepress, and let it out to farmers, and went abroad: And when the time of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his parts. And the farmers having taken his servants, truly one they stripped, and one they killed, and one they stoned.read more.
Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did to them likewise. And afterwards he sent to them his son, saying, They will be changed by my son. And the farmers, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and possess his inheritance. And having taken, they cast out of the vineyard, and killed. When, therefore, the lord of the vineyard should come, what will he do to those farmers? They say to him, He will miserably destroy these wicked, and let out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus says to them, Have ye never read in the writings, The stone which the builders disapproved of, this was for the head of the corner? This was from the Lord, and it was wonderful in your eyes. For this I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given to a nation doing its fruits.

And be began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence round, and digged a winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. And he sent a servant to the husbandmen in time, that he might receive of the husbandmen from the fruit of the vineyard. And they, taking him, stripped, and sent away empty.read more.
And again he sent to them another servant; and having stoned the same they treated in a summary manner, and sent away despised. And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; truly stripping some, and killing some. Yet therefore having one dearly beloved son, and him he sent last to them, saying, That they will be changed by my son. And these husbandmen said with themselves, That this is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our's. And they having taken him, killed, and cast out of the vineyard. Therefore what will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the hushandmen, and give the vineyard to others.

And he began to say to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it to farmers, and went abroad sufficient time. And in time he sent a servant to the farmers, that they give him from the fruit of the vineyard: and the farmers, skinning, sent him out empty. And he added to send another servant: and they also having skinned and dishonoured him, sent forth empty.read more.
And he added to send a third; and also, having wounded, they cast him out. And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do I will send my dearly beloved son: perhaps, having seen him, they will change. And the farmers having seen him, reasoned to themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance be ours. And having cast him without the vineyard, they killed. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them? He shall come and destroy these farmers, and give the vineyard to others. And having heard, they said, It may not be.

For as a man going abroad, called his own servants, and delivered them his possessions: And to one he truly gave five talents, and to one, two, and to one, one; to each according to his own power; and he quickly went abroad. And he having received five talents, having gone, worked with them, and he made other five talents.read more.
Likewise he having the two also, gained he also other two. And he having received one, having departed, dug in the earth, and concealed his lord's silver. And after much time the lord of these servants comes, and lifts up the word with them. And he having received the five talents, having come near, brought the other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst me five talents: and I have gained other five talents. And his lord said to him, Well, good and faithful servant: thou west faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many; enter into the joy of thy lord. And he also having received the two talents, having come near said, Lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; see, I gained two other talents to them. His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many; enter into the joy of thy lord. And he also having received one talent, having come near, said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou sowedst not, and gathering where thou scatteredst not: And having been afraid, having gone away, I concealed thy talent in the earth; see, thou hast thine own. And his lord having answered, said to him, O evil and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I scattered not: Thou therefore oughtest to have cast my silver to the money changers, and I having come, had received mine own, with interest Therefore take the talent away from him, and give him having ten talents. For to every one having shall be given, and he shall be in abundance: and from him not having, also what he has shall be taken away from him. And cast ye the useless servant into darkness without; weeping shall be there, and gnashing of teeth.

Then he said, A certain honourable man went into a country far off to take unto himself a kingdom, and to return. And having called his ten servants, he gave them ten coins, and said to them, Attend to business, till I come. And his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We wish not this to reign over us.read more.
And it was in his coming back, having received the kingdom, and he spake to have these servants called to him, to whom he gave the silver, that he might know who had attended to any business. And the first approached, saying, Lord, thy coin has gained ten coins. And he said to him, Well, good servant: because thou west faithful in the least, be thou having power over ten cities. And the second came saying, Lord, thy coin made five coins. And he said to him, And be thou over five cities. And another came saying, Lord, behold, thy coin which I have placed in a napkin: For I feared thee, for thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and thou reapest what thou didst not sow. And he said to him, Out of thy month will I judge thee, O evil servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I sowed not: And wherefore gavest thou not my silver to the bankers, and I having come had received it with interest? And to those standing by he said, Take away from him the coin, and give to him having the ten coins. (And they said to him, Lord, he has ten coins.) For I say to you, That to every one having shall be given; and from him not having, and what he has shall be taken away from him. But those mine enemies, not haying wished me to reign over them, bring hither, and slaughter before me.