Scriptures

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Matthew 25
²² "Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ’Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.’
²³ His master said to him, ’Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’
²⁴ "And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ’Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed.
²⁵ And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’
²⁶ "But his master answered and said to him, ’You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.
²⁷ Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.
²⁸ Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’
²⁹ "For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
³⁰ Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
³¹ "But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
³² All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;