Matthew 25:26

New International Version

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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Matthew 25:26

New King James Version

²⁶“But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You ^(A)wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.

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Matthew 25:26

New Living Translation

²⁶“But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate,

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Matthew 25:26

Good News Translation

²⁶‘You bad and lazy servant!’ his master said. ‘You knew, did you, that I reap harvests where I did not plant, and gather crops where I did not scatter seed?

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Matthew 25:26-27

The Message

^26-27“The master was furious. ‘That’s a terrible way to live! It’s criminal to live cautiously like that! If you knew I was after the best, why did you do less than the least? The least you could have done would have been to invest the sum with the bankers, where at least I would have gotten a little interest.

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