Matthew 25:26
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And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not and gather where I have not strewed.

Matthew 21:8
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way: and others cut boughs from the trees and strewed them in the way.

Matthew 25:24
But he that had received the one talent, came and said: Lord, I know that thou art a hard man; thou reapest where thou hast not sown and gatherest where thou hast not strewed.

Matthew 25:25
And being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the earth. Behold here thou hast that which is thine.

Matthew 25:27
Thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers: and at my coming I should have received my own with usury.

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And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not and gather where I have not strewed.

Thou.

Matthew 18:32 Then his lord called him: and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me:

Job 15:5,6 For thy iniquity hath taught thy mouth, and thou imitatest the tongue of blasphemers. . . .

Context
The Parable of the Talents
25And being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the earth. Behold here thou hast that which is thine. 26And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not and gather where I have not strewed. 27Thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers: and at my coming I should have received my own with usury.…
Lexicon
‘You wicked,
Πονηρὲ (Ponēre)
Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4190: Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.

lazy
ὀκνηρέ (oknēre)
Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3636: Slothful, backward, hesitating; of things: irksome. From okneo; tardy, i.e. Indolent; irksome.

servant!’
δοῦλε (doule)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1401: (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave.

replied
Ἀποκριθεὶς (Apokritheis)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

master.
κύριος (kyrios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

‘You knew
ᾔδεις (ēdeis)
Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

I reap
θερίζω (therizō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2325: To reap, gather, harvest. From theros; to harvest.

where
ὅπου (hopou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3699: Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot.

I have not sown
ἔσπειρα (espeira)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

gather
συνάγω (synagō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4863: From sun and ago; to lead together, i.e. Collect or convene; specially, to entertain.

where
ὅθεν (hothen)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3606: From hos with the directive enclitic of source; from which place or source or cause.

I have not scattered seed.
διεσκόρπισα (dieskorpisa)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1287: From dia and skorpizo; to dissipate, i.e. to rout or separate; specially, to winnow; figuratively, to squander.


Additional Translations
‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.

And his master answering, said to him, 'Wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter.

His lord answered and said to him, You wicked and slothful servant, you knew that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed:

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;

And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered;

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;

His lord answered and said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not strewed:

"'You wicked and slothful servant,' replied his master, 'did you know that I reap where I have not sown, and garner what I have not winnowed?

"But his lord answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn't sow, and gather where I didn't scatter.

'And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!
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