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Matthew 25:24-26
Lexham English Bible
Matthew 25:24-26
Lexham English Bible
24 And the one who had received the one talent came up also and[a] said, ‘Master, because I[b] knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter seed.[c] 25 And because I[d] was afraid, I went away and[e] hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours!’ 26 But his master answered and[f] 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.[g]
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- Matthew 25:24 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 25:24 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knew”) which is understood as causal
- Matthew 25:24 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 25:25 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was afraid”) which is understood as causal
- Matthew 25:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went away”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 25:26 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 25:26 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Matthew 25:24-26
New International Version
Matthew 25:24-26
New International Version
24 “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
26 “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?
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