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Matthew 25:14–15

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THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS

14“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey.a He called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them. 15To one he gave five talents,B to another two talents, and to another one talent, depending on each one’s ability. Then he went on a journey.b Immediately

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Footnotes

  1. BA talent is worth about 6,000 denarii, or twenty years’ wages for a laborer

Cross references

  1. aLk 19:12–27
  2. bMt 18:24; Lk 19:13; Rm 12:6; 1Co 12:11; Eph 4:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone. He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last—dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For it is like a man going on a journey. He summoned his own slaves and handed over his property to them. And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each one according to his own ability, and he went on a journey immediately.

KJV 1900King James Version

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.