Luc. 19:12-26.
And Jesus said, A nobleman went into a country afar off, that he might possess a kingdom, and then return. And he called for ten of his servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them: Act until I come again. But his citizens were hostile to him and sent word to him, saying, "We do not want this man to rule over us. And it came to pass, when he was come again after he had taken the kingdom, that he called for the same servants to whom he had given the money, that he might know what every man had done. And the first came near, and said, Sir, thy pound hath earned ten pounds. And he said unto him, O thou devout servant, because thou hast been faithful in the least, thou shalt have power over ten cities. The other also came and said, Lord, thy pound hath borne five pounds. And unto him said he also, And thou shalt be over five cities. And the third came, and said, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept in the handkerchief of sweat: I was afraid of thee, because thou art a hard man: thou takest that thou hast not laid, and reapest that thou hast not sown. And he said unto him, Out of thy mouth do I judge thee, thou wicked man. Didst thou know that I am a hard man, taking that which I have not laid, and reaping that which I have not sown? why then didst thou not give my money into the exchange bank? and if I had come, I would have required it with usury. And he said unto them that stood by: Take the pound from him, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds. But I say unto you, That whosoever hath, to him shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away.