^{17 Ref} And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

^{18 Ref} And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

^{19 Ref} And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

^{20 Ref} And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

^{21 Ref} For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

^{22 Ref} And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

^{23 Ref} Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

^{24 Ref} And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

^{25 Ref} (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

^{26 Ref} For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.