He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
Matthew 25:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But he who had received the one talent went and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money. American Standard Version (1901) But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. Common English Bible But the servant who had received the one valuable coin dug a hole in the ground and buried his master’s money. Catholic Public Domain Version But he who had received one, going out, dug into the earth, and he hid the money of his lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he that had received the one, going his way digged into the earth, and hid his lord's money. |
He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
Oh that there were one among you that would shut the doors, that ye might not kindle fire on mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them.
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:
that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.