And, unto the by-standers, he said—Take, from him, the mina, and give unto him that hath, the ten minas;—
And, accosting him, he said unto him—What is this I hear of thee? Render the account of thy stewardship, for thou canst no longer be steward.
But God said unto him—Simple one! on this very night, they are asking, thy soul, from thee; The things, then, which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
And, calling ten servants of his own, he gave unto them ten minas, and said unto them—Do business, till I come.
Wherefore, then, didst thou not place my silver upon a money-changer’s table, and, I, when I came, with interest might have exacted it?
And they said to him, Lord! he hath ten minas;—