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  "source": "Matthew",
  "pericope": "The Parable of the Talents",
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      "v": 14,
      "text": "“For it is like a man going into another country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them.",
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      "text": "To one he gave five talents,",
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      "text": "to another two, to another one, to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.",
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      "v": 16,
      "text": "Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.",
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      "v": 17,
      "text": "In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.",
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      "v": 18,
      "text": "But he who received the one talent went away and dug in the earth and hid his lord’s money.",
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      "text": "“Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and settled accounts with them.",
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      "v": 20,
      "text": "He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents in addition to them.’",
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      "text": "“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’",
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      "text": "“He also who got the two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents in addition to them.’",
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      "text": "“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’",
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      "v": 24,
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      "text": "“He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you didn’t sow, and gathering where you didn’t scatter.",
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      "v": 25,
      "text": "I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’",
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      "v": 26,
      "break": "p"
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      "v": 26,
      "text": "“But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter.",
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      "v": 27,
      "text": "You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.",
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      "v": 28,
      "text": "Take away therefore the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.",
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      "v": 29,
      "text": "For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away.",
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      "v": 30,
      "text": "Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’",
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      "v": 14,
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      "v": 14,
      "text": "For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.",
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    },
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      "v": 15,
      "text": "And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.",
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    },
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      "v": 16,
      "text": "Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.",
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      "v": 17,
      "text": "And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.",
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      "v": 18,
      "text": "But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.",
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      "text": "After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.",
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      "v": 20,
      "text": "And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.",
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      "text": "His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.",
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      "text": "He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.",
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      "v": 23,
      "break": "p"
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      "v": 23,
      "text": "His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.",
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      "text": "Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:",
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      "v": 25,
      "text": "And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.",
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      "text": "His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:",
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      "v": 27,
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      "v": 30,
      "text": "And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.",
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          "v": 41,
          "text": "Jesus said,"
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