“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves ¹  and entrusted his property to them.

To ¹  one he gave five talents, ²  to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

“Listen to another parable: There was a landowner ¹  who planted a vineyard. ²  He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then ³  he leased it to tenant farmers ⁴  and went on a journey.