Luke 19:15-19

"After he was crowned king, he returned and called in the servants to whom he had given the money. He wanted to find out what their profits were. The first servant reported, 'Master, I invested your money and made ten times the original amount!'  'Well done!' the king exclaimed. 'You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.' The next servant reported, 'Master, I invested your money and made five times the original amount.'  'Well done!' the king said. 'You will be governor over five cities.' "

"After he was crowned king, he returned and called in the servants to whom he had given the money. He wanted to find out what their profits were."

Matthew 18:23  "Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him." (see verses 21-35) 

Matthew 25:19  "After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money."

 

"The first servant reported, 'Master, I invested your money and made ten times the original amount!' " 

Matthew 25:16  "The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more."

Matthew 25:20  "The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, 'Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more!' "

 

" 'Well done!' the king exclaimed. 'You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.' " 

Matthew 24:46  "If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward." (see verses 42-51)

Matthew 25:21  "The master was full of praise. 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let's celebrate together!' " 

Luke 16:10  "If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won't be honest with greater responsibilities." (see verses 1-13)

 

"The next servant reported, 'Master, I invested your money and made five times the original amount.'  'Well done!' the king said. 'You will be governor over five cities.' " 

Matthew 25:17  "The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more."

Matthew 25:22-23  "The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, 'Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.' The master said, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let's celebrate together!' "                              

 

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