Matthew 25:24–25
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24And the one who had received the one talent came up also and* said, ‘Master, because I* knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter seed.* 25And because I* was afraid, I went away and* hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours!’
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- *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- *Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knew”) which is understood as causal
- *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- *Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was afraid”) which is understood as causal
- *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went away”) has been translated as a finite verb
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“The man who had received one talent also approached and said, ‘Master, I know you. You’re a harsh man, reaping where you haven’t sown and gathering where you haven’t scattered seed. So I was afraid and went off and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’
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NLTNew Living Translation
“Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate. I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’
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KJV 1900King James Version
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
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