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21 For I was fearing you, because you are a harsh[a] man. You take-up[b] what you did not lay-down, and you reap what you did not sow’. 22 He says to him, ‘I will judge you out of your own mouth, evil slave. You knew that I am a harsh man, taking up what I did not lay-down and reaping what I did not sow[c]! 23 And for what reason did you not give my money to be on a [banker’s] table, and I, having come, would have collected it with interest?’

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 19:21 Or, strict, exacting. The slave blames his inaction on the master. Because of the way you are, I did nothing.
  2. Luke 19:21 In a banking sense, this means you withdraw what you did not deposit. You expect a return beyond your investment!
  3. Luke 19:22 Or, sow?

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