Matthew 25:26,30
Matthew 25:26-27 The Message (MSG)
“The master was furious. ‘That’s a terrible way to live! It’s criminal to live cautiously like that! If you knew I was after the best, why did you do less than the least? The least you could have done would have been to invest the sum with the bankers, where at least I would have gotten a little interest.
Matthew 25:28-30 The Message (MSG)
“‘Take the thousand and give it to the one who risked the most. And get rid of this “play-it-safe” who won’t go out on a limb. Throw him out into utter darkness.’
Matthew 25:26 King James Version (KJV)
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 have not strawed
Matthew 25:30 King James Version (KJV)
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 25:26 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.
Matthew 25:30 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 25:26 New Century Version (NCV)
The master answered, ‘You are a wicked and lazy servant! You say you knew that I harvest things I did not plant and that I gather crops where I did not sow any seed.
Matthew 25:30 New Century Version (NCV)
Then the master said, ‘Throw that useless servant outside, into the darkness where people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.’
Matthew 25:26 American Standard Version (ASV)
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
Matthew 25:30 American Standard Version (ASV)
And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 25:26 New International Version (NIV)
“His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?
Matthew 25:30 New International Version (NIV)
And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 25:26 New King James Version (NKJV)
“But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.
Matthew 25:30 New King James Version (NKJV)
And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 25:26 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“But his master answered him, ‘You wicked, lazy servant, you knew that I reap [the harvest] where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter seed.
Matthew 25:30 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And throw out the worthless servant into the outer darkness; in that place [of grief and torment] there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger].
Matthew 25:26 New Living Translation (NLT)
“But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate
Matthew 25:30 New Living Translation (NLT)
Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 25:26 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“But his master said to him, ‘You’re an untrustworthy and lazy servant! If you knew I was a shrewd and ruthless business man who always makes a profit, why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank?
Matthew 25:30 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“Then the master said to his other servants, ‘Now, throw that good-for-nothing servant far away from me into the outer darkness, where there will be great misery and anguish!’ ”