Matthew 25:22
20 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.
21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.’
- KJV
- He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
- WEB
- “He also who got the two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents in addition to them.’
- ASV
- And he also that [received] the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents.
- DARBY
- And he also that had received the two talents came to [him] and said, [My] lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them.
- BLB
- And the one with the two talents, also having come, said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I gained two other talents.’
- ÅB
- Da kom også han som hadde fått de to talentene fram og sa: ‘Herre, du gav meg to talenter. Se, jeg har tjent to talenter til.’
- OTB
- Den som hadde to talenter kom også frem og sa: 'Herre, du betrodde meg to talenter; se, jeg har tjent to til.'
- B1930
- Da kom også han frem som hadde fått de to talenter, og sa: Herre! du gav mig to talenter; se, jeg har tjent to talenter til.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 8:12
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Read in contextRomans 12:6–8
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Read in context2 Corinthians 8:7–8
Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
Read in contextLuke 19:18–19
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
Read in context2 Corinthians 8:1–3
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
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