Similarly the servant who had got the five hundred pounds made another five hundred.
make the very most of your time, for these are evil days.
You must serve one another, each with the talent he has received, as efficient stewards of God's varied grace.
she must have a reputation for good service, as a woman who has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, relieved distress, and interested herself in all good works.
And tell Archippus, 'Attend to the ministry you have received in the Lord; see that you fulfil it.'
If only one is ready to give, according to his means, it is acceptable; he is not asked to give what he has not got.
a religious man, who reverenced God with all his household, who was liberal in his alms to the People, and who constantly prayed to God.
The servant who had got the twelve hundred pounds went at once and traded with them, making another twelve hundred.
But the servant who had got the two hundred and fifty pounds went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.