25 And because I[a] was afraid, I went away and[b] hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours!’ 26 But his master answered and[c] said to him, ‘Evil and lazy slave! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter seed.[d] 27 Then you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and when I[e] returned I would have gotten back what was mine with interest!

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:25 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was afraid”) which is understood as causal
  2. Matthew 25:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went away”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Matthew 25:26 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. Matthew 25:26 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  5. Matthew 25:27 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“returned”) which is understood as temporal