Matthew 25:26

Good News Translation

‘You bad and lazy servant!’ his master said. ‘You knew, did you, that I reap harvests where I did not plant, and gather crops where I did not scatter seed?

Cross References

Matthew 18:32

So he called the servant in. ‘You worthless slave!’ he said. ‘I forgave you the whole amount you owed me, just because you asked me to.

Matthew 21:8

A large crowd of people spread their cloaks on the road while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

Matthew 25:24

Then the servant who had received one thousand coins came in and said, ‘Sir, I know you are a hard man; you reap harvests where you did not plant, and you gather crops where you did not scatter seed.

Matthew 25:25

I was afraid, so I went off and hid your money in the ground. Look! Here is what belongs to you.’

Matthew 25:27

Well, then, you should have deposited my money in the bank, and I would have received it all back with interest when I returned.