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Matthew 25:26
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24 “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’
26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You awicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.  
27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.
28 Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
29 a‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.  
30 And cast the unprofitable servant ainto the outer darkness. bThere will be weeping and cgnashing of teeth.’  

The Son of Man Will Judge the Nations

31 a“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the1 holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.  
32 aAll the nations will be gathered before Him, and bHe will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.  
33 And He will set the asheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.  
34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, ainherit the kingdom bprepared for you from the foundation of the world:  
35 afor I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; bI was a stranger and you took Me in;  
36 I was anaked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; bI was in prison and you came to Me.’  
37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, ainasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’  
41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, a‘Depart from Me, you cursed, binto the everlasting fire prepared for cthe devil and his angels:  
42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;
43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44 “Then they also will answer1 Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’  
45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, ainasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’  
46 And athese will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” 
Verse Comparison: Matthew 25:26

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American Standard Version
But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;

Amplified® Bible
But his master answered him, You wicked {and} lazy {and} idle servant! Did you indeed know that I reap where I have not sowed and gather [grain] where I have not winnowed?

Contemporary English Version
The master of the servant told him, "You are lazy and good-for-nothing! You know that I harvest what I don't plant and gather crops where I haven't scattered seed.

Darby English Version
And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered;

Good News Bible
'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?

International Standard Version
"His master answered him, 'You evil and lazy servant! So you knew that I harvested where I haven't planted and gathered where I haven't scattered any seed?

King James Version
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

New American Standard Bible
"But his master answered and said to him, `You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no {seed.}

New International Version
"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?

New King James Version
"But his lord answered and said to him, "You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.

Young's Literal Translation
`And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!

New English Translation
But his master answered,1 ‘Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter?


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