25 So I was afraid and went off and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’

26 “His master replied to him, ‘You evil, lazy servant!(A) If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered, 27 then[a] you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and I would have received my money[b] back with interest when I returned.

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Footnotes

  1. 25:26–27 Or So you knew... scattered? Then (as a question)
  2. 25:27 Lit received what is mine

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