Matthew 25:25-27

New International Reader's Version

²⁵ So I was afraid. I went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’

²⁶ “His master replied, ‘You evil, lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I have not planted? You knew that I gather crops where I have not scattered seed? ²⁷ Well then, you should have put my money in the bank. When I returned, I would have received it back with interest.’