“His master answered, ‘You take charge of five cities.’
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
“The second came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned five more.’
“Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth.
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.