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23 His master said to him, Well done, you upright (honorable, [a]admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy (the delight, the [b]blessedness) which your master enjoys.

24 He who had received one talent also came forward, saying, Master, I knew you to be a harsh and hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you had not winnowed [the grain].

25 So I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is your own.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:23 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  2. Matthew 25:23 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

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