Matthew 25:14. “For as a man was about to go on a journey he called his own servants and turned his property over to them, 15. and to one in the first place he gave five talents and to one he gave two, and to one, one, to each according to his own ability, then he went on the journey. Immediately 16. after he left, the one who took the five talents worked with them and gained another five: 17. likewise, the one with two gained another two. 18. But then the one who took the one went, dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19. And after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20. And after he came back, the one who took five talents brought another five talents saying, ‘Lord, you gave me five talents: look, I gained another five talents.’ 21. His master said to him, ‘Well done! Good and faithful servant, you were faithful over little, I shall place you over much: you must enter your master’s joy.’ 22. And then the one with the two talents, as he approached said, ‘Lord, you gave me two talents: see, I gained another two talents.’ 23. His master said to him, ‘Well done! Good and faithful servant, you were faithful over little, I shall set you over much: you must enter your master’s joy.’ 24. And then when the one who took one talent approached he said, ‘Lord, I knew that you were a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter, 25. and since I was afraid, I went and hid your talent in the ground: see, you have what is yours.’ 26. But his master said to him, ‘Evil and lazy servant, so you had known that I harvest where I had not sown and I gather from where I did not scatter? 27. Therefore it was necessary for you to have put my money with the moneychangers, so when I came I would have received whatever was mine with interest. 28. Therefore you must take the talent away from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents: 29. for it will be given to the one who has everything, and he will abound, but the one who does not have, even what he does have will be taken from him. 30. So you must cast the worthless servant out into the farthest darkness: in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”