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Matthew 25:14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Matthew 25:14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 (A)“It will be as when a man who was going on a journey[a] called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
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- 25:14 It will be as when…journey: literally, “For just as a man who was going on a journey.” Although the comparison is not completed, the sense is clear; the kingdom of heaven is like the situation here described. Faithful use of one’s gifts will lead to participation in the fullness of the kingdom, lazy inactivity to exclusion from it.
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