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Story About Three Servants
(Lk. 19:11-27)
14"[The kingdom of heaven is] like a man leaving home to travel to another place
for a visit. Before the man left, he talked with his servants. The man told his
servants to take care of the things he owned while he was gone. 15He decided how
much each servant would be able to care for. The man gave one servant five bags
of money.* He gave another servant two bags of money. And he gave a third servant
one bag of money. Then that man left. 16The servant that got five bags of money
went quickly to invest the money. Those five bags of money earned five more. 17It
was the same with the servant that had two bags of money. That servant invested
the money and earned two more. 18But the servant that got one bag of money went
away and dug a hole in the ground. Then the servant hid his master's money in that
hole. 19"After a long time the master came home. The master asked the servants what
they did with his money. 20The servant that got five bags of money brought five
more bags of money to the master. The servant said, 'Master, you trusted me to care
for five bags of money. So I used your five bags of money to earn five more.' 21"The
master answered, 'You did right. You are a good servant that can be trusted. You
did well with that small amount of money. So I will let you care for much greater
things. Come and share my happiness with me.' 22"Then the servant that got two bags
of money came to the master. The servant said, 'Master, you gave me two bags of
money to care for. So I used your two bags of money to earn two more.' 23"The master
answered, 'You did right. You are a good servant that can be trusted. You did well
with a small amount of money. So I will let you care for much greater things. Come
and share my happiness with me.' 24"Then the servant that got one bag of money came
to the master. The servant said, 'Master, I knew that you were a very hard man.
You harvest things you did not plant. You gather crops where you did not put any
seed. 25So I was afraid. I went and hid your money in the ground. Here is the one
bag of money you gave me.' 26"The master answered, 'You are a bad and lazy servant!
You say you knew that I harvest things I did not plant, and that I gather crops
where I did not put any seed. 27So you should have put my money in the bank. Then,
when I came home, I would get my money back. And I would also get the interest that
my money earned.' 28"[So the master told his other servants,] 'Take the one bag
of money from that servant and give it to the servant that has ten bags of money.
29Every person that uses what he has will get more. That person will have much more
than he needs. But the person that does not use what he has will have everything
taken away from him.' 30Then the master said, 'Throw that useless servant outside,
into the darkness! In that place people will cry and grind their teeth [with pain].'
The Son of Man Will Judge All People
31"The Son of Man* will come again. He will come with great glory. All his angels
will come with him. He will be king and sit on his great throne. 32All the people
of the world will be gathered before the Son of Man. Then the Son of Man will separate
all people into two groups. This is like a shepherd separates the sheep from the
goats. 33The Son of Man will put the sheep (good people) on his right and the goats
(bad people) on his left. 34"Then the king will say to those good people on his
right, 'Come. My Father has given you great blessings. Come and get the kingdom
God promised you. That kingdom has been prepared for you since the world was made.
35You can have this kingdom, because I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I
was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was alone and away from home,
and you invited me into your home. 36I was without clothes, and you gave me something
to wear. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you came to visit
me.' 37"Then the good people will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and
give you food? When did we see you thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When
did we see you alone and away from home and invite you into our home? When did we
see you without clothes and give you something to wear? 39When did we see you sick
or in prison and care for you?' 40"Then the king will answer, 'I tell you the truth.
Anything you did for any of my people here,* you also did for me.' 41"Then the king
will say to those bad people on his left, 'Go away from me. God has already decided
that you will be punished. Go into the fire that burns forever. That fire was prepared
for the devil and his angels. 42You must go away, because I was hungry, and you
gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink. 43I was
alone and away from home, and you did not invite me into your home. I was without
clothes, and you gave me nothing to wear. I was sick and in prison, and you did
not care for me.' 44"Then those people will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry
or thirsty? When did we see you alone and away from home? Or when did we see you
without clothes or sick or in prison? When did we see these things and not help
you?' 45"Then the king will answer, 'I tell you the truth. Anything you refused
to do for any of my people here,* you refused to do for me.' 46"Then those bad
people will go away. They will have punishment forever. But the good people will
go and have life forever."
Footnotes:bags of money Literally, "talents." A talent was about 60 to 80 pounds
of gold, silver or copper coins. Son of Man A name Jesus used for himself. In Dan.
7:13-14, this is the name for the Messiah, the one God chose to save his people.
any of my people here Literally, "one of the least of these brothers of mine."
"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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