And to this servant too he said, ‘You, take charge of five cities.’
Happy the just, for it will go well with them, the fruit of their works they will eat.
Then the second came and reported, ‘Your gold coin, sir, has earned five more.’
Then the other servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it stored away in a handkerchief,
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be firm, steadfast, always fully devoted to the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
The one who plants and the one who waters are equal, and each will receive wages in proportion to his labor.
Consider this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Look to yourselves that you do not lose what we worked for but may receive a full recompense.