The first one came and said, ‘Sir, I have earned ten gold coins with the one you gave me.’
Before he left, he called his ten servants and gave them each a gold coin and told them, ‘See what you can earn with this while I am gone.’
“The man was made king and came back. At once he ordered his servants to appear before him, in order to find out how much they had earned.
‘Well done,’ he said; ‘you are a good servant! Since you were faithful in small matters, I will put you in charge of ten cities.’
But by God's grace I am what I am, and the grace that he gave me was not without effect. On the contrary, I have worked harder than any of the other apostles, although it was not really my own doing, but God's grace working with me.