"But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said, 'Master, I hid your money and kept it safe. I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn't yours and harvesting crops you didn't plant.' 'You wicked servant!' the king roared. 'Your own words condemn you. If you know that I'm a hard man who takes what isn't mine and harvests crops I didn't plant, why didn't you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.' Then, turning to the others standing nearby, the king ordered, 'Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one who has ten pounds.' "
"But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said, 'Master, I hid your money and kept it safe. I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn't yours and harvesting crops you didn't plant.' "
Matthew 25:24-25 "Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, 'Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn't plant and gathering crops you didn't cultivate. I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.' "
1 Samuel 25:2-3 There was a wealthy man from Maon who owned property near the town of Carmel. He had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats, and it was sheep-shearing time. this man's name was Nabal, and his wife Abigail, was a sensible and beautiful woman. But Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, was crude and mean in all his dealings. (see verses 2-33)
" 'You wicked servant!' the king roared. 'Your own words condemn you. If you know that I'm a hard man who takes what isn't mine and harvests crops I didn't plant,
Matthew 25:26 "But the master replied, 'You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn't plant and gathered crops I didn't cultivate,' "
Job 15:6 "Your own mouth condemns you, not I. Your own lips testify against you."
2 Samuel 1:16 "You have condemned yourself," David said, "for you yourself confessed that you killed the LORD's anointed one." (see verses 1-16)
Matthew 18:32 "Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, 'You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me." (see verses 23-35)
" 'why didn't you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.' "
Matthew 25:27 " 'why didn't you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.' "
"Then, turning to the others standing nearby, the king ordered, 'Take the money from this servant and give it to the one who has ten pounds.' "
Matthew 25:28 "Then he ordered, 'Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with ten bags of silver.' "
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