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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues telling the parable about the servants and the talents. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney]])
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# You reap where you did not sow, and you harvest where you did not scatter
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These two statements mean the same thing. They refer to a farmer who gathers crops that do not belong to him. The servant uses this metaphor to accuse the master of being a ruthless businessman. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# scatter
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In those days they often threw small amounts of seed around instead of planting in rows.
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# See, you have here what belongs to you
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"Look, here is what is yours"