Matthew 25:25
“And I was afraid, and went and hidde thy talent in the earth: loe, there thou hast that is thine.”
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Matthew 25:25 Context
23His lord said vnto him, Well done, good and faithfull seruant, thou hast beene faithfull ouer a few things, I wil make thee ruler ouer many things: enter thou into the ioy of thy lord. 24Then he which had receiued the one talent, came & said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sowen, & gathering where thou hast not strawed: 25And I was afraid, and went and hidde thy talent in the earth: loe, there thou hast that is thine. 26His lord answered, and said vnto him, Thou wicked and slouthfull seruant, thou knewest that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I haue not strawed: 27Thou oughtest therefore to haue put my money to the exchangers, and then at my comming I should haue receiued mine owne with vsurie.
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And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, [there] thou hast [that is] thine.
- King James Version
'And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)