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Originally Posted by Ezekiel Bathfire
Lu:19: (12-)24: And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
Lu:19:25: (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
Lu:19:26: For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.
Lu:19:27: But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Lu:19:28: And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
See, Sam, the capitalist work ethic pleases Jesus.
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Bathfire, we both know the Parable of the Talents has to do with reaping good works. Your platinum plated right wing apologist tongue can't deny that.
Of course, it depends upon which Gospel one looks through to figure out how much gold the servants started off with. I suppose Jesus told the story three different times.