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Matthew 25:20

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Faithfulness and loyalty

18 But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.

19 After a long time the master of those servants returned to settle accounts with them.

The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’

21 His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

22 The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.’

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BSB
The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
KJV
And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
WEB
He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents in addition to them.’
ASV
And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents.
DARBY
And he that had received the five talents came to [him] and brought five other talents, saying, [My] lord, thou deliveredst me five talents; behold, I have gained five other talents besides them.
BLB
And the one having received the five talents, having come, brought to [him] five other talents, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I gained five other talents.’
ÅB
Da kom han som hadde fått de fem talentene fram. Han hadde med seg fem talenter til og sa: ‘Herre, du gav meg fem talenter. Se, jeg har tjent fem talenter til.’
OTB
Den som hadde fått fem talenter kom frem, medbrakte fem til, og sa: 'Herre, du betrodde meg fem talenter. Se, jeg har tjent fem til.'
B1930
Da kom han frem som hadde fått de fem talenter, og hadde med sig fem talenter til og sa: Herre! du gav mig fem talenter; se, jeg har tjent fem talenter til.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 20:24

    But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:10

    But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:1–8

    I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:

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  • Luke 19:16–17

    The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’

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  • Colossians 1:29

    To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.

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  • James 2:18

    But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.

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