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Matthew: A Bible Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Gospel of Matthew has been read and loved by the church for almost two thousands years. In the early centuries of church history, it was the most quoted of all four Gospels. Its influence among New Testament scholarship has waned in the modern era, but it continues its profound influence on the life of the church. From Matthew’s Gospel come the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord’s Prayer, and the...

that the master settled accounts with the servants makes it clear that talents were not given to them for safekeeping but for investment. The servant who had received the five talents brought the return on his investment, the additional five talents (25:20). As would be expected, the master was delighted. He affirmed the slave: Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness! (25:21). In
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