15But the Emperor made him king anyway. Later the new king returned. Then he commanded that the servants to whom he had given the coins should be summoned {that someone should summon the servants to whom he had given the coins}. He wanted to know how much they had gained by doing business with the coins.
16The first man came to him and said, ‘Sir, with your one coin I have earned ten more coins!’
17He said to this man, ‘ You are a good servant! You have done very well! Because you have handled faithfully a small amount of money, I will give you authority to rule ten cities.’
18Then the second servant came and said, ‘Sir, with your one coin I have earned five more coins!’
19He said to that servant similarly, ‘ Good! I will give you authority to rule five cities.’