"And he calledtenof his slaves,and gavethem tenminasand saidto them, 'Do business[with this] untilI come[back].'
"Immediatelythe one who had receivedthe fivetalentswentand tradedwith them, and gainedfivemoretalents.
"The one who had receivedthe fivetalentscameup and broughtfivemoretalents,saying,'Master,you entrustedfivetalentsto me. See,I have gainedfivemoretalents.'
"Alsothe onewho[had received] the twotalentscameup and said,'Master,you entrustedtwotalentsto me. See,I have gainedtwomoretalents.'
"And the one alsowho had receivedthe onetalentcameup and said,'Master,I knewyou to be a hardman,reapingwhereyou did not sowand gatheringwhereyou scatteredno[seed].
SoHe said,"A noblemanwentto a distantcountryto receivea kingdomfor himself,and [then] return.
"But his citizenshatedhim and senta delegationafterhim, saying,'We do not wantthis manto reignoverus.'
"IfanyoneservesMe, he must followMe; and whereI am,thereMy servantwill be also;ifanyoneservesMe, the Fatherwill honorhim.
For am I nowseeking the favorof men,orof God?Oram I strivingto pleasemen?IfI were stilltrying to pleasemen,I would not be a bond-servantof Christ.
James,a bond-servantof Godand of the LordJesusChrist,To the twelvetribeswhoare dispersedabroad: Greetings.
SimonPeter,a bond-servantand apostleof JesusChrist,To thosewho have receiveda faithof the same kindas ours,by the righteousnessof our Godand Savior,JesusChrist:
