The man who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made five more talents.
As he began to settle accounts, one servant who had a debt of ten thousand talents was brought to him.
In the same way, the man who had received the two talents also earned two more.
Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come.’
For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep, was added to his fathers, and saw corruption.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
The hardworking farmer ought to receive the first share of the crops.