- Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
- And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
- And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
- And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
- And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
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- "The first appeared, saying, 'Master, your mina has made ten minas more.'
- "And he said to him, 'Well done, good slave, because you have been faithful in a very little thing, you are to be in authority over ten cities.'
- "The second came, saying, 'Your mina, master, has made five minas.'
- "And he said to him also, 'And you are to be over five cities.'
- "Another came, saying, 'Master, here is your mina, which I kept put away in a handkerchief;
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