φοβηθεὶς, etc., fearing: loss of the talent by trade; he thought the one thing to make sure of in the case of such a master, was that what he had got might be safe. ἐν τῇ γῇ : the primitive bank of security. Vide Matthew 13:44. ἴδε ἔχεις τὸ σόν, see you have what belongs to you; no idea that the master was entitled not only to the talent, but to what it might earn.

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Old Testament