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25 so[a] I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’ 26 But his master answered,[b] ‘Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter? 27 Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers,[c] and on my return I would have received my money back with interest![d]

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  1. Matthew 25:25 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
  2. Matthew 25:26 tn Grk “But answering, his master said to him.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.
  3. Matthew 25:27 tn For the translation “deposited my money with the bankers,” see L&N 57.216.
  4. Matthew 25:27 sn That is, “If you really feared me you should have done a minimum to get what I asked for.”