25 So I was afraid and went off and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’

26 “His master replied to him, ‘You evil, lazy servant!(A) If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered, 27 then[a] you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and I would have received my money[b] back with interest when I returned.

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Footnotes

  1. 25:26–27 Or So you knew... scattered? Then (as a question)
  2. 25:27 Lit received what is mine

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? 27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.

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