23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’ 24 And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’ 25 And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’ 26 ‘I tell you that (A)to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 27 But (B)as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and (C)slaughter them before me.’”

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23 Why then didn’t you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?’

24 “Then he said to those standing by, ‘Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’

25 “‘Sir,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’

26 “He replied, ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what they have will be taken away.(A) 27 But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.’”

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