²⁰ Now the third day was Pharaoh's birthday, and he gave a feast for all his servants; and he gave honour to the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker among the others.

⁶ But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her.

¹⁹ After three days Pharaoh will take you out of prison, hanging you on a tree, so that your flesh will be food for birds.

¹³ After three days Pharaoh will give you honour, and put you back into your place, and you will give him his cup as you did before, when you were his wine-servant.

²¹ And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;

²⁷ And in the thirty-seventh year after Jehoiachin, king of Judah, had been taken prisoner, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach, king of Babylon, in the first year of his rule, took Jehoiachin, king of Judah, out of prison;

¹ And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

² And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.

¹⁹ Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them.

²³ For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.

²⁴ And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.

²⁵ And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.

¹ Then, opening his mouth, and cursing the day of his birth,

³ In the third year of his rule he gave a feast to all his captains and his servants; and the captains of the army of Persia and Media, the great men and the rulers of the divisions of his kingdom, were present before him;

⁸ And when the child was old enough to be taken from the breast, Abraham made a great feast.