THE DOUBLE OR CONTRASTS OF CHRIST TEACHING IN THE PARABLES IN THE
                   BOOK OF MATTHEW.

         SEASONING
 5:13  Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost
his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth
good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under
foot of men.



     LIGHTS

 5:14  Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an
hill cannot be hid.
 5:15  Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a
bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that
are in the house.
         TREASURES

 6:19  Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where
moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and
steal:
 6:20  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not
break through nor steal:
 6:21  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be
also.
      CREATURES

 6:26  Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither
do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father
feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
 6:27  Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto
his stature?
       RAINMENT

 6:28  And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies
of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they
spin:
 6:29  And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like one of these.
      EYE TROUBLES

 7:3  And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's
eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
 7:4  Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the
mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own
eye?
 7:5  Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own
eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out
of thy brother's eye.

         ANIMALS
7:6  Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast
ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their
feet, and turn again and rend you.

         FATHERS
7:7  Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
 7:8  For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh
findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
 7:9  Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread,
will he give him a stone?
 7:10  Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
 7:11  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto
your children, how much more shall your Father which is in
heaven give good things to them that ask him?

         WAYS

 7:13  Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate,
and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many
there be which go in thereat:
 7:14  Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way,
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

         TREES AND FRUITS
 7:15  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
 7:16  Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes
of thorns, or figs of thistles?
 7:17  Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a
corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
 7:18  A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can]
a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
 7:19  Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn
down, and cast into the fire.
 7:20  Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

         FOUNDATIONS
 7:24  Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and
doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his
house upon a rock:
 7:25  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the
winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it
was founded upon a rock.
 7:26  And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and
doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which
built his house upon the sand:
 7:27  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the
winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great
was the fall of it.
 7:28  And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings,
the people were astonished at his doctrine:
 7:29  For he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as
the scribes.


         CLASSES
9:11  And when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto his
disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
 9:12  But when Jesus heard [that], he said unto them, They
that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
 9:13  But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have
mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the
righteous, but sinners to repentance.

         BRIDEGROOMS
9:15  And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the
bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but
the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from
them, and then shall they fast.

         CLOTH
 9:16  No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment,
for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment,
and the rent is made worse.

         BOTTLES
 9:17  Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the
bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles
perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are
preserved.

       PREACHERS
 10:16  Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of
wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as
doves.

         SPARROWS
 10:29  Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of
them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
 10:30  But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
 10:31  Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many
sparrows.

         TYPES OF PEOPLE
 11:7  And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the
multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the
wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
 11:8  But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft
raiment? behold, they that wear soft [clothing] are in kings'
houses.
 11:9  But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say
unto you, and more than a prophet.

         KINDS OF CHILDREN

 11:16  But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like
unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their
fellows,
 11:17  And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not
danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
 11:18  For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they
say, He hath a devil.
 11:19  The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say,
Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of
publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

         TYPES OF SCHOLARS
 11:25  At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these
things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto
babes.

         SOURCES OF POWER
 12:29  Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house,
and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and
then he will spoil his house.

         SIGNS

 12:40  For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the
whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three
nights in the heart of the earth.
 16:1  The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting
desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven.
 16:2  He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye
say, [It will be] fair weather: for the sky is red.
 16:3  And in the morning, [It will be] foul weather to day:
for the sky is red and lowering. O [ye] hypocrites, ye can
discern the face of the sky; but can ye not [discern] the signs
of the times?
 16:4  A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign;
and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the
prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
 16:5  And when his disciples were come to the other side, they
had forgotten to take bread.

         POSSESSIONS

 12:43  When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he
walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
 12:44  Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence
I came out; and when he is come, he findeth [it] empty, swept,
and garnished.
 12:45  Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other
spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell
there: and the last [state] of that man is worse than the
first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

         SEED
 13:24  Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed
in his field:
 13:25  But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares
among the wheat, and went his way.
 13:26  But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth
fruit, then appeared the tares also.
 13:27  So the servants of the householder came and said unto
him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from
whence then hath it tares?
 13:28  He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The
servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather
them up?
 13:29  But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye
root up also the wheat with them.
 13:30  Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the
time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together
first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but
gather the wheat into my barn.
 13:31  Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a
man took, and sowed in his field:
 13:32  Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is
grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so
that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches
thereof.
 13:33  Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of
heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in
three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
 13:34  All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in
parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
 13:35  That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter
things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the
world.
 13:36  Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the
house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us
the parable of the tares of the field.
 13:37  He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good
seed is the Son of man;
 13:38  The field is the world; the good seed are the children
of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked
[one];
 13:39  The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is
the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
 13:40  As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the
fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
 13:41  The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they
shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and
them which do iniquity;
 13:42  And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall
be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
 13:43  Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the
kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

         FISH
 13:47  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that
was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
 13:48  Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat
down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad
away.
 13:49  So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels
shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
 13:50  And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there
shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

         TRUTH
 13:52  Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe [which
is] instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man
[that is] an householder, which bringeth forth out of his
treasure [things] new and old.

         PLANTS
 15:13  But he answered and said, Every plant, which my
heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
 15:14  Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And
if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

         DEFILEMENT
 15:11  Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but
that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
 15:12  Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest
thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this
saying?
 15:13  But he answered and said, Every plant, which my
heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
 15:14  Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And
if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
 15:15  Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us
this parable.
 15:16  And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
 15:17  Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in
at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the
draught?
 15:18  But those things which proceed out of the mouth come
forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
 15:19  For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders,
adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
 15:20  These are [the things] which defile a man: but to eat
with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

         DOCTRINE
 16:6  Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
 16:7  And they reasoned among themselves, saying, [It is]
because we have taken no bread.
 16:8  [Which] when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of
little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have
brought no bread?
 16:9  Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five
loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
 16:10  Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how
many baskets ye took up?
 16:11  How is it that ye do not understand that I spake [it]
not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
 16:12  Then understood they how that he bade [them] not beware
of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees
and of the Sadducees.

         LITTLE ONES
 18:1  At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying,
Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
 18:2  And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in
the midst of them,
 18:3  And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted,
and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the
kingdom of heaven.
 18:4  Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little
child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
 18:5  And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name
receiveth me.
 18:6  But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which
believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were
hanged about his neck, and [that] he were drowned in the depth
of the sea.
 18:7  Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must
needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the
offence cometh!
 18:8  Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them
off, and cast [them] from thee: it is better for thee to enter
into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two
feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
 18:9  And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast
[it] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with
one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
 18:10  Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones;
for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always
behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

         SHEEP
 18:11  For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
 18:12  How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one
of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine,
and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone
astray?
 18:13  And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he
rejoiceth more of that [sheep], than of the ninety and nine
which went not astray.
 18:14  Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in
heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

         SERVANTS
 18:23  Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a
certain king, which would take account of his servants.
 18:24  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto
him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
 18:25  But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded
him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he
had, and payment to be made.
 18:26  The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
 18:27  Then the lord of that servant was moved with
compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
 18:28  But the same servant went out, and found one of his
fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid
hands on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay me that
thou owest.
 18:29  And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and
besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay
thee all.
 18:30  And he would not: but went and cast him into prison,
till he should pay the debt.
 18:31  So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were
very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was
done.
 18:32  Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto
him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt,
because thou desiredst me:
 18:33  Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy
fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
 18:34  And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the
tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
 18:35  So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you,
if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their
trespasses.

         LABORERS

 20:1  For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man [that is]
an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire
labourers into his vineyard.
 20:2  And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a
day, he sent them into his vineyard.
 20:3  And he went out about the third hour, and saw others
standing idle in the marketplace,
 20:4  And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and
whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
 20:5  Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and
did likewise.
 20:6  And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found
others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here
all the day idle?
 20:7  They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He
saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever
is right, [that] shall ye receive.
 20:8  So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith
unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them [their]
hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
 20:9  And when they came that [were hired] about the eleventh
hour, they received every man a penny.
 20:10  But when the first came, they supposed that they should
have received more; and they likewise received every man a
penny.
 20:11  And when they had received [it], they murmured against
the goodman of the house,
 20:12  Saying, These last have wrought [but] one hour, and
thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden
and heat of the day.
 20:13  But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do
thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
 20:14  Take [that] thine [is], and go thy way: I will give
unto this last, even as unto thee.
 20:15  Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine
own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
 20:16  So the last shall be first, and the first last: for
many be called, but few chosen.

         SONS
 21:28  But what think ye? A [certain] man had two sons; and he
came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my
vineyard.
 21:29  He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he
repented, and went.
 21:30  And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he
answered and said, I [go], sir: and went not.
 21:31  Whether of them twain did the will of [his] father?
They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I
say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the
kingdom of God before you.
 21:32  For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and
ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed
him: and ye, when ye had seen [it], repented not afterward,
that ye might believe him.

         HUSBANDMAN
 21:33  Hear another parable: There was a certain householder,
which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged
a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to
husbandmen, and went into a far country:
 21:34  And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his
servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits
of it.
 21:35  And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and
killed another, and stoned another.
 21:36  Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and
they did unto them likewise.
 21:37  But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They
will reverence my son.
 21:38  But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among
themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us
seize on his inheritance.
 21:39  And they caught him, and cast [him] out of the
vineyard, and slew [him].
 21:40  When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what
will he do unto those husbandmen?
 21:41  They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those
wicked men, and will let out [his] vineyard unto other
husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
 21:42  Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the
scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is
become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it
is marvellous in our eyes?
 21:43  Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be
taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits
thereof.
 21:44  And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken:
but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
 21:45  And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his
parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
 21:46  But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared
the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

           GUESTS
 22:1  And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by
parables, and said,
 22:2  The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which
made a marriage for his son,
 22:3  And sent forth his servants to call them that were
bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
 22:4  Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them
which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen
and [my] fatlings [are] killed, and all things [are] ready:
come unto the marriage.
 22:5  But they made light of [it], and went their ways, one to
his farm, another to his merchandise:
 22:6  And the remnant took his servants, and entreated [them]
spitefully, and slew [them].
 22:7  But when the king heard [thereof], he was wroth: and he
sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and
burned up their city.
 22:8  Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but
they which were bidden were not worthy.
 22:9  Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye
shall find, bid to the marriage.
 22:10  So those servants went out into the highways, and
gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good:
and the wedding was furnished with guests.
 22:11  And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw
there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
 22:12  And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in
hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
 22:13  Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and
foot, and take him away, and cast [him] into outer darkness;
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
 22:14  For many are called, but few [are] chosen.

         RELIGION
 23:25  Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but
within they are full of extortion and excess.
 23:26  [Thou] blind Pharisee, cleanse first that [which is]
within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be
clean also.
 23:27  Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful
outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones, and of all
uncleanness.
 23:28  Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men,
but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

         SNAKES
 23:33  [Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers, how can ye
escape the damnation of hell?

         AGES
 24:37  But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming
of the Son of man be.
 24:38  For as in the days that were before the flood they were
eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the
day that Noe entered into the ark,
 24:39  And knew not until the flood came, and took them all
away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

         MEN
 24:43  But know this, that if the goodman of the house had
known in what watch the thief would come, he would have
watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
 24:44  Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye
think not the Son of man cometh.

         SERVANTS
 24:45  Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord
hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due
season?
 24:46  Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh
shall find so doing.
 24:47  Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler
over all his goods.
 24:48  But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My
lord delayeth his coming;
 24:49  And shall begin to smite [his] fellowservants, and to
eat and drink with the drunken;
 24:50  The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he
looketh not for [him], and in an hour that he is not aware of,
 24:51  And shall cut him asunder, and appoint [him] his
portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.

         ATTITUDES
 25:1  Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten
virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the
bridegroom.
 25:2  And five of them were wise, and five [were] foolish.
 25:3  They that [were] foolish took their lamps, and took no
oil with them:
 25:4  But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
 25:5  While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and
slept.
 25:6  And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the
bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
 25:7  Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
 25:8  And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil;
for our lamps are gone out.
 25:9  But the wise answered, saying, [Not so]; lest there be
not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell,
and buy for yourselves.
 25:10  And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and
they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the
door was shut.
 25:11  Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord,
Lord, open to us.
 25:12  But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know
you not.
 25:13  Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the
hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

         BUSINESS MEN
 25:14  For [the kingdom of heaven is] as a man travelling into
a far country, [who] called his own servants, and delivered
unto them his goods.
 25:15  And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and
to another one; to every man according to his several ability;
and straightway took his journey.
 25:16  Then he that had received the five talents went and
traded with the same, and made [them] other five talents.
 25:17  And likewise he that [had received] two, he also gained
other two.
 25:18  But he that had received one went and digged in the
earth, and hid his lord's money.
 25:19  After a long time the lord of those servants cometh,
and reckoneth with them.
 25:20  And so he that had received five talents came and
brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto
me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents
more.
 25:21  His lord said unto him, Well done, [thou] good and
faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I
will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy
of thy lord.
 25:22  He also that had received two talents came and said,
Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have
gained two other talents beside them.
 25:23  His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful
servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make
thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy
lord.
 25:24  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
strowed:
 25:25  And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the
earth: lo, [there] thou hast [that is] thine.
 25:26  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 strowed:
 25:27  Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the
exchangers, and [then] at my coming I should have received mine
own with usury.
 25:28  Take therefore the talent from him, and give [it] unto
him which hath ten talents.
 25:29  For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he
shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken
away even that which he hath.
 25:30  And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer
darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

 
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