Good News Bible

Luke 19:21-24 Good News Bible (GNB)

21. I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take what is not yours and reap what you did not sow.’

22. He said to him, ‘You bad servant! I will use your own words to condemn you! You know that I am a hard man, taking what is not mine and reaping what I have not sown.

23. Well, then, why didn't you put my money in the bank? Then I would have received it back with interest when I returned.’

24. “Then he said to those who were standing there, ‘Take the gold coin away from him and give it to the servant who has ten coins.’