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;
Matthew 25:27 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then you should have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received what was my own with interest. American Standard Version (1901) thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest. Common English Bible In that case, you should have turned my money over to the bankers so that when I returned, you could give me what belonged to me with interest. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and then, at my arrival, at least I would have received what is mine with interest. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received my own with usury. |
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;
Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents.
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgement of God:
to execute judgement upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have ungodly wrought, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.