"The secondcame,saying,Your mina,master,has madefiveminas.'
"And the one on whom seed was sownon the goodsoil,thisis the man who hearsthe wordand understandsit; whoindeedbears fruitand brings forth,somea hundredfold,somesixty,and somethirty."
"Alsothe onewho[had received] the twotalentscameup and said,'Master,you entrustedtwotalentsto me. See,I have gainedtwomoretalents.'
"And thoseare the ones on whom seed was sownon the goodsoil;and they hearthe wordand acceptit and bear fruit,thirty,sixty,and a hundredfold."
"And he calledtenof his slaves,and gavethem tenminasand saidto them, 'Do business[with this] untilI come[back].'
"And he saidto him, 'Welldone,goodslave,becauseyou have beenfaithfulin a very little thing,you are to be in authorityovertencities.'
"And he saidto him also,'And you are to be overfivecities.'
For ifthe readinessis present,it is acceptableaccordingto what [a person] has,not accordingto what he does not have.
