Mat 25:24-25 | ESV | STEP | He also who had received the one talent came forward , saying , Master , I knew you to be a hard man , reaping where you did not sow , and gathering where you scattered no seed ,

Matthew 25:24-25

24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be ^aa hard man, reaping ^bwhere 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, ^cyou have what is yours.’