15. To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.
16. “Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them and gained five more.
17. In the same way, the one with two gained two more.
18. But the one who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.