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(ευθεως). Beginning of verse 16, not the end of verse Matthew 25:15. The business temper of this slave is shown by his promptness.With them

(εν αυτοις). Instrumental use of εν. He worked (ηργασατο), did business, traded with them. "The virgins wait, the servants work" (Vincent).Made

(εποιησεν). But Westcott and Hort read εκερδησεν, gained, as in verse Matthew 25:17. Κερδος means interest. This gain was a hundred per cent.

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Old Testament