16. `And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;
17. in like manner also he who [received] the two, he gained, also he, other two;
18. and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19. `And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;
20. and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, `Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them.
21. `And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.
22. `And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.
23. `His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.
24. `And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;
25. and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!
26. `And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!
27. it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.
28. `Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,