14 "The Kingdom of Heaven will be like a man going on a ___________________ journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them.
15 To one he gave five ___________________ talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.
16 The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained ___________________ five more.
17 So also, the one with the two talents gained two more.
18 But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a ___________________ hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
19 "After a long time the ___________________ master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.
20 The man who had ___________________ received the five talents brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
21 "His master replied, ‘Well done, good and ___________________ faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
22 "The man with the two talents also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have ___________________ gained two more.’
23 "His master replied, ‘Well done, ___________________ good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in ___________________ charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
24 "Then the man who had received the one talent came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and ___________________ gathering where you have not scattered seed.
25 So I was ___________________ afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
26 "His master replied, ‘You wicked, ___________________ lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?
27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with ___________________ interest.
28 "‘Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents.
29 For everyone who has will be given ___________________ more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
30 And throw that worthless servant ___________________ outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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