| 24. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Matthew 25:24:1 ⧉προσελθὼνproselthonhaving come forward Matthew 25:24:2 ⧉δὲdethen Matthew 25:24:3 ⧉καὶkealso Matthew 25:24:4 ⧉ὁhothe one who Matthew 25:24:5 ⧉τὸtothe Matthew 25:24:6 ⧉ἓνhenone Matthew 25:24:7 ⧉τάλαντονtalantontalent Matthew 25:24:8 ⧉εἰληφὼςeeleefoshaving received Matthew 25:24:9 ⧉εἶπεν·eepen{He} said Matthew 25:24:10 ⧉Κύριε,keereeeLord Matthew 25:24:11 ⧉ἔγνωνegnonI knew Matthew 25:24:12 ⧉σεseyou Matthew 25:24:13 ⧉ὅτιhotithat Matthew 25:24:14 ⧉σκληρὸςskleeroshard Matthew 25:24:15 ⧉εἶeeare Matthew 25:24:16 ⧉ἄνθρωπος,anthroposa man Matthew 25:24:17 ⧉θερίζωνtherizonreaping Matthew 25:24:18 ⧉ὅπουhopoowhere Matthew 25:24:19 ⧉οὐκooknot Matthew 25:24:20 ⧉ἔσπειραςespeerasyou sowed Matthew 25:24:21 ⧉καὶkeand Matthew 25:24:22 ⧉συνάγωνseenagongathering Matthew 25:24:23 ⧉ὅθενhothenfrom where Matthew 25:24:24 ⧉οὐoonot Matthew 25:24:25 ⧉διεσκόρπισας·deeeskorpisasyou scattered |
| 24. Formal Translation Then the one who had received the one talent came and said, “Master, I perceived you to be a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter.” |
| 24. Dynamic Translation The man with the single talent came and said, “Master, I saw that you are a tough man, harvesting where you did not plant and collecting where you did not scatter seed.” |