Matthew 25:25-28 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

25. So I was afraid. I went out and hid your $2,000 in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.'

26. "His master replied, 'You evil, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not planted? You knew that I gather crops where I have not scattered seed?

27. Well then, you should have put my money in the bank. When I returned, I would have received it back with interest.'

28. "Then his master commanded the other servants, 'Take the $2,000 from him. Give it to the one who has $20,000.

Matthew 25