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Matthew 25:26–27

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26But his master answered and* said to him, ‘Evil and lazy slave! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter seed.* 27Then you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and when I* returned I would have gotten back what was mine with interest!

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  1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“returned”) which is understood as temporal

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“His master replied to him, ‘You evil, lazy servant! If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered, then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and I would have received my money back with interest when I returned.

NLTNew Living Translation

“But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’

KJV 1900King James Version

His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.