“And he said to him also, ‘And you – be over five cities.’
See to yourselves, that we do not lose what we worked for, but that we might receive a complete reward.
And this: He who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly, and he who sows on blessing shall also reap on blessing.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Master, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Master.
And he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
“Say to the righteous it is well, for they eat the fruit of their doings.
“And the second came, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned five minas.’
“And another came, saying, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I kept laid up in a handkerchief.
