“Then the master called his servant in and said, ‘You evil servant. You owed me much money, but you begged me to forgive your debt. So I told you that you did not have to pay anything.
Matthew 25:26 - Easy To Read Version “The master answered, ‘You are a bad and lazy servant! You say you knew that I harvest things I did not plant, and that I gather crops where I did not put any seed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But his master answered him, You wicked and lazy and idle servant! Did you indeed know that I reap where I have not sowed and gather [grain] where I have not winnowed? American Standard Version (1901) But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter; Common English Bible “His master replied, ‘You evil and lazy servant! You knew that I harvest grain where I haven’t sown and that I gather crops where I haven’t spread seed? Catholic Public Domain Version But his lord said to him in response: 'You evil and lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not, and gather where I have not strewed: |
“Then the master called his servant in and said, ‘You evil servant. You owed me much money, but you begged me to forgive your debt. So I told you that you did not have to pay anything.
\{Jesus rode along the road to Jerusalem.\} Many people spread their coats on the road for Jesus. Other people cut branches from the trees and spread the branches on the road.
“Then the servant that got one bag of money came to the master. The servant said, ‘Master, I knew that you were a very hard man. You harvest things you did not plant. You gather crops where you did not put any seed.
So I was afraid. I went and hid your money in the ground. Here is the one bag of money you gave me.’
So you should have put my money in the bank. Then, when I came home, I would get my money back. And I would also get the interest that my money earned.’