GOD'S GIFT Mathew 25:14-30
Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: ‘The kingdom
of Heaven is like a man on his way abroad who summoned his servants and
entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents, to another
two, to a third one; each in proportion to his ability. Then he set out.
‘The man who had received the five talents promptly
went and traded with them and made five more. The man who had received
two made two more in the same way. But the man who had received one went
off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
‘Now a long time after, the master of those servants
came back and went through his accounts with them. The man who had
received the five talents came forward bringing five more. “Sir,” he
said “you entrusted me with five talents; here are five more that I have
made.”
‘His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful
servant; you have shown you can be faithful in small things, I will
trust you with greater; come and join in your master’s happiness.”
‘Next the man with the two talents came forward.
“Sir,” he said “you entrusted me with two talents; here are two more
that I have made.” His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful
servant; you have shown you can be faithful in small things, I will
trust you with greater; come and join in your master’s happiness.”
‘Last came forward the man who had the one talent.
“Sir,” said he “I had heard you were a hard man, reaping where you have
not sown and gathering where you have not scattered; so I was afraid,
and I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Here it is; it was
yours, you have it back.” But his master answered him, “You wicked and
lazy servant! So you knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather
where I have not scattered? Well then, you should have deposited my
money with the bankers, and on my return I would have recovered my
capital with interest. So now, take the talent from him and give it to
the man who has the five talents. For to everyone who has will be given
more, and he will have more than enough; but from the man who has not,
even what he has will be taken away. As for this good-for-nothing
servant, throw him out into the dark, where there will be weeping and
grinding of teeth.”’
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