Therefore the kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

For the kingdom of Heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.

Then he who had received the five talents went and did business with them, and made another five talents.

But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money.

So he who had received five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, Lord, you delivered to me five talents; behold, I have gained another five talents besides them.

He also who had received two talents came and said, Lord, you delivered to me two talents; behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.

Then he who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.

But his lord answered and said to him, You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter.

Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.

And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who ministered to Him out of their possessions.

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his servants, to give them their portion of food at the right time?

And Abram said, Lord Jehovah, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the son of the inheritance of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house and spoke with him at the entrance of the house,

Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the rulers of Israel: the chiefs of the tribes and the leaders of the divisions who served the king, the commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds, and the officials over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the overseers, the mighty men, and all the men of valor.

Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.

For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to anger, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for money,

As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.

And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.

But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.

Then another came, saying, Master, here is your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief.

He, also, who is slothful in his work is brother to a ruler who destroys.

For she did not know that I gave her grain and wine and oil, and I multiplied her silver and the gold which they prepared for Baal.

You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your lusts.