Mat 25:14-29, Luk 12:15-21, 16:1-2, 19:17-26, 21:34, 1Ti 6:17-18 | ESV | STEP | For it will be like a man going on a journey , who called his servants and entrusted to them his property .

14 ^a“For ^bit will be like a man ^cgoing on a journey, who called his servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants; also verse 19} and entrusted to them his property. 15 To one he gave five ^etalents, ^{▼▼A talent was a monetary unit worth about twenty years’ wages for a laborer} to another two, to another one, ^gto each according to his ability. Then he ^hwent away. 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18 But he who had received the one talent went and ⁱdug in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19 Now ^jafter a long time the master of those servants came and ^ksettled accounts with them. 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and ^lfaithful servant. ^{▼▼Greek bondservant; also verses 23, 26, 30} ⁿYou have been faithful over a little; ^oI will set you over much. Enter into ^pthe joy of your master.’ 22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be ^qa hard man, reaping ^rwhere you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, ^syou have what is yours.’ 26 But his master answered him, ‘You ^twicked and ^uslothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29 ^vFor to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

Luke 12:15-21

15 And he said to them, ^w“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them a parable, saying, ^x“The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ^y‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my ^zbarns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up ^aafor many years; relax, ^abeat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ^ac‘Fool! ^adThis night ^aeyour soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, ^afwhose will they be?’ 21 So is the one ^agwho lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

Luke 16:1-2

The Parable of the Dishonest Manager

1 He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had ^aha manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. 2 And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your ^aimanagement, for you can no longer be manager.’

Luke 19:17-26

17 And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! ^{▼▼Greek bondservant; also verse 22} Because you have been ^akfaithful in a very little, ^alyou shall have authority over ten cities.’ 18 And the second came, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made five minas.’ 19 And he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’ 20 Then another came, saying, ‘Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in ^ama handkerchief; 21 for I was afraid of you, because you are ^ana severe man. You take ^aowhat you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’ 22 He said to him, ^ap‘I will condemn you with your own words, ^aqyou wicked servant! You knew that I was ^ara severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow? 23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’ 24 And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’ 25 And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’ 26 ‘I tell you that ^asto everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

Luke 21:34

Watch Yourselves

34 “But watch yourselves ^atlest ^auyour hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and ^avcares of this life, and ^awthat day come upon you suddenly ^axlike a trap.

1 Timothy 6:17-18

17 As for the rich in ^aythis present age, charge them ^aznot to be haughty, nor ^bato set their hopes on ^bbthe uncertainty of riches, but on God, ^bcwho richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 18 They are to do good, ^bdto be rich in good works, to be generous and ^beready to share,