New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 25:23-30

23His masterκύριοςkuriosG2962saidἔφηephēG5346to him, ‘Wellεὖ,euG2095doneG2095,goodἀγαθὲagatheG18andfaithfulπιστέ,pisteG4103slaveδοῦλεdouleG1401.You were faithfulπιστός,pistosG4103with a fewὀλίγαoligaG3641thingsG3641,I will putG2525you in chargeG2525of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183thingsG4183;enterεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525into the joyχαρὰνcharanG5479of your masterκυρίουkuriouG2962.’

24“And the one alsoG2532who had receivedεἰληφὼςeilēphōsG2983the oneἓνhenG1520talentτάλαντονtalantonG5007cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334up and saidG3004, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962,I knewἔγνωνegnōnG1097you to be a hardσκληρὸςsklērosG4642manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444,reapingθερίζωνtherizōnG2325whereὅπουhopouG3699you did not sowἔσπειραςespeirasG4687and gatheringσυνάγωνsunagōnG4863whereὅθενhothenG3606you scatteredδιεσκόρπισας·dieskorpisasG1287noG3756seed.

25And I was afraidφοβηθεὶςphobētheisG5399,and wentG565awayἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565and hidἔκρυψαekrupsaG2928your talentτάλαντόνtalantonG5007in the groundγῇ·gēaG1093.SeeἴδεideG2396,you haveἔχειςecheisG2192whatG3588is yoursG4674.’

26“But his masterκύριοςkuriosG2962answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to him, ‘You wickedπονηρὲponēreG4190,lazyὀκνηρέ,oknēreG3636slaveδοῦλεdouleG1401,you knewG3609that I reapθερίζωtherizōG2325whereὅπουhopouG3699I did not sowἔσπειραespeiraG4687and gatherσυνάγωsunagōG4863whereὅθενhothenG3606I scatteredδιεσκόρπισα;dieskorpisaG1287noG3756seed.

27ThenοὖνounG3767you oughtἔδειedeiG1163to have putβαλεῖνbaleinG906my moneyἀργύριάarguriaG694in the bankτραπεζίταις,trapezitaisG5133,and on my arrivalἐλθὼνelthōnG2064I would have receivedG2865my moneybackG2865with interestτόκῳ.tokōG5110.

28ThereforeοὖνounG3767takeἄρατεarateG142awayG142the talentτάλαντονtalantonG5007from him, and giveδότεdoteG1325it to the one who hasἔχοντιechontiG2192the tenδέκαdekaG1176talentsτάλαντα.talantaG5007.’

29“For to everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956who hasἔχοντιechontiG2192, moreshall be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325,and he will haveG4052an abundanceπερισσευθήσεται·perisseuthēsetaiG4052;but from the one who does not haveἔχοντος,echontosG2192,evenG2532whatὃhoG3739he does haveἔχειecheiG2192shall be takenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142.

30ThrowἐκβάλετεekbaleteG1544out the worthlessἀχρεῖονachreionG888slaveδοῦλονdoulonG1401intothe outerἐξώτερον·exōteronG1857darknessσκότοςskotosG4655;in that placeG1563thereG1563will be weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030of teethὀδόντων.¶odontōnG3599.

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