¹⁴^sFor ^tthe kingdom of heaven is ^tas a man ^utravelling into a far country, who called his ^yown servants, and delivered unto them his goods. ¹⁵And unto one he gave five ^||talents, to another two, and to another one; ^xto every man according to his ^yseveral ability; and straightway ^utook his journey. ¹⁶Then he that had received the five talents went and ^ztraded with the same, and made them other five talents. ¹⁷And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. ¹⁸But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.

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sTo ver. 30, Comp. Luke 19:12–27.
tComp. Mark 13:34. Luke 19:11.
tComp. Mark 13:34. Luke 19:11.
uSee ch. 21:33.
yGk. as in ver. 14.
||A talent is 187l. 10s.ch. 18:24.
xSo Rom. 12:6. 1 Cor. 12:11. Eph. 4:7.
yGk. as in ver. 14.
uSee ch. 21:33.
z Acts 18:3 (Gk.).

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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. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money.

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. The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey. He called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent, depending on each one’s ability. Then he went on a journey. Immediately the man who had received five talents went, put them to work, and earned five more. In the same way the man with two earned two more. But the man who had received one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.

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.

“The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more. The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more. But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.

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. The one who had received the five talents went out and traded with them and gained five more. In the same way the one who had the two gained two more. But the one who had received the one went away and dug up the ground and hid his master’s money.