The servant who had got the twelve hundred pounds went at once and traded with them, making another twelve hundred.
The farmer who has done the work must have the first share of the fruit.
Of course David, after serving God's purpose in his own generation, died and was laid beside his fathers; he suffered decay,
But by God's grace I am what I am. The grace he showed me did not go for nothing; no, I have done far more work than all of them — though it was not I but God's grace at my side.
When he began the settlement, a debtor was brought in who owed him three million pounds;
Similarly the servant who had got the five hundred pounds made another five hundred.
He first called his ten servants, giving them each a five-pound note, and telling them, 'Trade with this till I come back.'