American Standard Version

Matthew 25:25-31 American Standard Version (ASV)

25. and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.

26. But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;

27. thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.

28. Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents.

29. For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.

30. And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

31. But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: