Matthew 25:26

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“The master answered, ‘You are a bad and lazy servant! You say you knew that I harvest what 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 begged me to forgive your debt, and I said you did not have to pay anything!

Matthew 21:8

On the way to Jerusalem, many people spread their coats on the road for Jesus. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

Matthew 25:24

“Then the servant who got one bag of money came to the master. The servant said, ‘Master, I knew you were a very hard man. You harvest what 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.’