They were delighted and arranged to give him money.

But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.

When they heard this, they were delighted and promised to give him money. So Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey – no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, and do not take an extra tunic.

Why then didn’t you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?’

But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God’s gift with money!

When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.

But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, stand up and walk!”