Wesley(i)
12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
13 And having called ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade till I come.
14 But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
15 And when he was returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he had given the money, to know what each had gained by trading.
16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
17 And he said to him, Well done, good servant; because thou hast been faithful in a very little, be thou governor over ten cities.
18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
19 And he said to him likewise, Be thou also over five cities.
20 And another came saying, Lord, behold thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin.
21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou layest not down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.
22 And he saith to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow.
23 Wherefore then gavest thou not my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have received it with interest?
24 And he said to them that stood by, Take the pound from him, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
25 (And they said to him, Lord, he hath ten pounds!)
26 For I say unto you, To every one that hath shall be given: but from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away from him.
27 Moreover those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.