Matthew 25:26 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁶ “And his master answering, 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ 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?

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ 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;

Common English Bible

²⁶ “His master replied, ‘You evil and lazy servant! You knew that I harvest grain where I haven’t sown and that I gather crops where I haven’t spread seed?

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ But his lord said to him in response: 'You evil and lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered.

Matthew 25:26 Cross References

Matthew 18:32

“Then his master called him and said to him, ‘Wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt seeing you begged me.

Matthew 21:8

And most of the crowd spread their garments on the way, while others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the way.

Matthew 25:24

“And the one who had received the one talent also came and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed,

Matthew 25:25

and being afraid, I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’

Matthew 25:27

‘Then you should have put my silver with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.