15 “At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those servants he had given the money to, so that he could find out how much they had made in business. 16 The first came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten more minas.’

17 “ ‘Well done, goodA servant!’ he told him. ‘Because you have been faithfula in a very small matter, have authority over ten towns.’