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Matthew 18:24

First Nations Version

The first one brought to him owed ten thousand horses.

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He went to each person who was in debt to the rich man. “He said to the first one, ‘How much do you owe?’


“What about the eighteen people on whom the tower in Sending Village (Siloam) fell? Do you think they were worse than all others living in Village of Peace (Jerusalem)?


“He then said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ ‘One hundred baskets of wheat,’ he answered. ‘Make it to be eighty,’ the overseer said back to him.


“So then, Creator’s good road is like a ruler who wanted to collect the debt owed to him by his hired servants.


The man could not repay him, so the ruler ordered that the man, his family, and all he owned be sold to pay for the debt.


“He gave five herds of horses to one, two herds to another, and one herd to the third man, giving each one according to his ability to make a good trade. After that he left on his journey.


“The man with five herds of horses went to work right away, traded well, and earned five more herds.


“The one given five herds came forward and said, ‘Look, I have gained five more!’


“Then the man to whom he gave two herds came forward and said, ‘You gave me two herds, but I have four to give back to you.’


“Then the man to whom he had given one herd came to him and said, ‘Headman, I know you have a reputation of being a harsh man, taking what you did not plant and gathering what is not yours.





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