Luke 19:11-26 ▼

11 And as they hearde these thynges, he added & spake a parable, because he was nye to Hierusale, & because they thought that the kingdome of God should shortly appeare.

12 He sayde therfore: A certayne noble man went into a farre countrey, to receaue for hym selfe a kyngdome, and to come agayne.

13 And he called his ten seruauntes, & deliuered the ten peeces of money, saying vnto them, Occupie tyl I come.

14 But his citezins hated hym, and sent a message after hym, saying: We wyll not haue this man to raigne ouer vs.

15 And it came to passe, that whe he had receaued his kyngdome and returned, he commaunded these seruauntes to be called vnto him, to whom he had geuen the money, to wyt howe muche euery man had done in occupying.

16 Then came the first, saying: Lorde thy peece hath gayned ten peeces.

17 And he sayde vnto hym: Well thou good seruaunt, because thou hast ben faythfull in a very litle thing, haue thou aucthoritie ouer ten cities.

18 And the seconde came, saying: Thy peece hath encreased fiue peeces.

19 And to the same he sayde, be thou also ruler ouer fyue cities.

20 And another came, saying: Lorde beholde here is thy peece, whiche I haue layed vp in a napkin.

21 For I feared thee, because thou art a strayte man: Thou takest vp that thou laydest not downe, & reapest that thou dyddest not sowe.

22 He sayth vnto hym: Of thyne owne mouth wyll I iudge thee, thou euyll seruaunt. Knewest thou that I am a straite man, taking vp that I layed not downe, & reapyng that I dyd not sowe:

23 And wherfore gauest not thou my money into the banke, and at my commyng I myght haue required myne owne with vauntage?

24 And he sayde vnto them that stoode by: Take from hym that peece, and geue it to hym that hath ten peeces.

25 And they sayde vnto hym: Lorde he hath ten peeces.

26 For I say vnto you, that vnto euery one which hath, shalbe geuen: and fro hym that hath not, shalbe taken away euen that he hath.