Matthew 25:26

Easy To Read Version

“The master answered, ‘You are a bad and lazy servant! You say you knew that I harvest things I did not plant, and that I gather crops where I did not put any seed.

Cross References

Matthew 18:32

“Then the master called his servant in and said, ‘You evil servant. You owed me much money, but you begged me to forgive your debt. So I told you that you did not have to pay anything.

Matthew 21:8

\{Jesus rode along the road to Jerusalem.\} Many people spread their coats on the road for Jesus. Other people cut branches from the trees and spread the branches on the road.

Matthew 25:24

“Then the servant that got one bag of money came to the master. The servant said, ‘Master, I knew that you were a very hard man. You harvest things you did not plant. You gather crops where you did not put any seed.

Matthew 25:25

So I was afraid. I went and hid your money in the ground. Here is the one bag of money you gave me.’

Matthew 25:27

So you should have put my money in the bank. Then, when I came home, I would get my money back. And I would also get the interest that my money earned.’