14 For, like a man going on a journey, he called his own bondmen, and delivered to them the things possessed by him.
15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his personal ability, and straightaway he journeyed.
16 And having departed, the man who received the five talents worked with them, and made five other talents.
17 And likewise also the man of the two gained two others.
18 But having departed, the man who received the one dug in the ground, and hid his lord's silver.
19 Now after a long time the lord of those bondmen comes, and takes up accounting with them.
20 And having come, the man who received the five talents brought five other talents, saying, Lord, thou delivered five talents to me, lo, I have gained five other talents besides them.
21 And his lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman. Thou were faithful over a few things, I will appoint thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 And also having come, the man who received the two talents said, Lord, thou delivered two talents to me, lo, I have gained two other talents besides them.
23 His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman. Thou were faithful over a few things, I will appoint thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 And the man who received the one talent also having come, said, Lord, I knew thee that thou are a hard man, reaping where thou did not sow, and gathering from where thou did not scatter.
25 And after being afraid, having gone, I hid thy talent in the ground. Lo, thou have thine own.
26 But having answered, his lord said to him, Thou evil and lazy bondman, thou knew that I reap where I sowed not, and gather from where I did not scatter.
27 Thou ought therefore to have placed my silver with the bankers, and having come I would have received back my own with interest.
28 Take ye therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.
29 For to every man who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable bondman into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.