Matthew 25:14,19,22,24,26,28
Matthew 25:14 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.
Matthew 25:19 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
Matthew 25:22 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’
Matthew 25:24 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed
Matthew 25:26 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?
Matthew 25:28 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.
Matthew 25:14-18 The Message (MSG)
“It’s also like a man going off on an extended trip. He called his servants together and delegated responsibilities. To one he gave five thousand dollars, to another two thousand, to a third one thousand, depending on their abilities. Then he left. Right off, the first servant went to work and doubled his master’s investment. The second did the same. But the man with the single thousand dug a hole and carefully buried his master’s money.
Matthew 25:19-21 The Message (MSG)
“After a long absence, the master of those three servants came back and settled up with them. The one given five thousand dollars showed him how he had doubled his investment. His master commended him: ‘Good work! You did your job well. From now on be my partner.’
Matthew 25:22-23 The Message (MSG)
“The servant with the two thousand showed how he also had doubled his master’s investment. His master commended him: ‘Good work! You did your job well. From now on be my partner.’
Matthew 25:24-25 The Message (MSG)
“The servant given one thousand said, ‘Master, I know you have high standards and hate careless ways, that you demand the best and make no allowances for error. I was afraid I might disappoint you, so I found a good hiding place and secured your money. Here it is, safe and sound down to the last cent.’
Matthew 25:26-27 The Message (MSG)
“The master was furious. ‘That’s a terrible way to live! It’s criminal to live cautiously like that! If you knew I was after the best, why did you do less than the least? The least you could have done would have been to invest the sum with the bankers, where at least I would have gotten a little interest.
Matthew 25:28-30 The Message (MSG)
“‘Take the thousand and give it to the one who risked the most. And get rid of this “play-it-safe” who won’t go out on a limb. Throw him out into utter darkness.’
Matthew 25:14 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Matthew 25:19 King James Version (KJV)
After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
Matthew 25:22 King James Version (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.
Matthew 25:24 King James Version (KJV)
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
Matthew 25:26 King James Version (KJV)
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed
Matthew 25:28 King James Version (KJV)
Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
Matthew 25:14 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.
Matthew 25:19 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *settled accounts with them.
Matthew 25:22 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.’
Matthew 25:24 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed.
Matthew 25:26 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.
Matthew 25:28 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’
Matthew 25:14 New Century Version (NCV)
“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was going to another place for a visit. Before he left, he called for his servants and told them to take care of his things while he was gone.
Matthew 25:19 New Century Version (NCV)
“After a long time the master came home and asked the servants what they did with his money.
Matthew 25:22 New Century Version (NCV)
“Then the servant who had been given two bags of gold came to the master and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of gold to care for, so I used your two bags to earn two more.’
Matthew 25:24 New Century Version (NCV)
“Then the servant who had been given one bag of gold came to the master and said, ‘Master, I knew that you were a hard man. You harvest things you did not plant. You gather crops where you did not sow any seed.
Matthew 25:26 New Century Version (NCV)
The master answered, ‘You are a wicked and lazy servant! You say you knew that I harvest things I did not plant and that I gather crops where I did not sow any seed.
Matthew 25:28 New Century Version (NCV)
“So the master told his other servants, ‘Take the bag of gold from that servant and give it to the servant who has ten bags of gold.
Matthew 25:14 American Standard Version (ASV)
For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
Matthew 25:19 American Standard Version (ASV)
Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them.
Matthew 25:22 American Standard Version (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.
Matthew 25:24 American Standard Version (ASV)
And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter
Matthew 25:26 American Standard Version (ASV)
But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter
Matthew 25:28 American Standard Version (ASV)
Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents.
Matthew 25:14 New International Version (NIV)
“Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them.
Matthew 25:19 New International Version (NIV)
“After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.
Matthew 25:22 New International Version (NIV)
“The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’
Matthew 25:24 New International Version (NIV)
“Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
Matthew 25:26 New International Version (NIV)
“His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?
Matthew 25:28 New International Version (NIV)
“ ‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags.
Matthew 25:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.
Matthew 25:19 New King James Version (NKJV)
After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
Matthew 25:22 New King James Version (NKJV)
He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’
Matthew 25:24 New King James Version (NKJV)
“Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
Matthew 25:26 New King James Version (NKJV)
“But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.
Matthew 25:28 New King James Version (NKJV)
Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
Matthew 25:14 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“For it is just like a man who was about to take a journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his possessions. [Luke 19:12-27]
Matthew 25:19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Now after a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.
Matthew 25:22 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Also the one who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have [made a profit and]gained two more talents.’
Matthew 25:24 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“The one who had received one talent also came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a harsh and demanding man, reaping [the harvest] where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter seed.
Matthew 25:26 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“But his master answered him, ‘You wicked, lazy servant, you knew that I reap [the harvest] where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter seed.
Matthew 25:28 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So take the talent away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’
Matthew 25:14 New Living Translation (NLT)
“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.
Matthew 25:19 New Living Translation (NLT)
“After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money.
Matthew 25:22 New Living Translation (NLT)
“The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.’
Matthew 25:24 New Living Translation (NLT)
“Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate.
Matthew 25:26 New Living Translation (NLT)
“But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate
Matthew 25:28 New Living Translation (NLT)
“Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver.
Matthew 25:14 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“Again, heaven’s kingdom is like a wealthy man who went on a long journey and summoned all his trusted servants and assigned his financial management over to them.
Matthew 25:19 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“After much time had passed, the master returned to settle accounts with his servants.
Matthew 25:22 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“Then the one who had been entrusted with two thousand gold coins came in and said, ‘See, my master, I have doubled what you have entrusted to me.’
Matthew 25:24 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“Then the one who had been entrusted with one thousand gold coins came to his master and said, ‘Look, sir. I know that you are a hard man to please and you’re a shrewd and ruthless businessman who grows rich on the backs of others.