18 But he who received the one talent went away and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his [a]master’s money.

19 “Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *(A)settled accounts with them. 20 The one who had received the five (B)talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have earned five more talents.’

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:18 Or lord’s

18 But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

19 “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.(A) 20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’

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