To him he said, 'And you are set over five towns.'
Watch yourselves; you must not lose what you have been working for, but gain a full reward.
Mark this: he who sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and he who sows generously will reap a generous harvest.
Well then, my beloved brothers, hold your ground, immovable; abound in work for the Lord at all times, for you may be sure that in the Lord your labour is never thrown away.
Still, though planter and waterer are on the same level, each will get his own wage for the special work that he has done.
Then the second came and said, 'Your five pounds has made twenty-five, sir.'
Then the next came and said, 'Here is your five pounds, sir; I kept it safe in a napkin,