The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Matthew 25:25 - King James Version - American Edition and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is your own. American Standard Version (1901) and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own. Common English Bible So I was afraid. And I hid my valuable coin in the ground. Here, you have what’s yours.’ Catholic Public Domain Version And so, being afraid, I went out and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And being afraid I went and hid thy talent in the earth: behold here thou hast that which is thine. |
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strewed:
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 strewed:
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.