Bible in Basic English
"Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest?"
— Matthew 25:27, Bible in Basic English
“Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.”
“thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest. ”
“You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.”
“Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!”
“Thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers: and at my coming I should have received my own with usury.”
“Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.”
And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work:
And I was in fear, and went away, and put your talent in the earth: here is what is yours.
But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,
Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest?
Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents.
For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.