Matthew
25:14-30
NIV
Translation
Matthew
25
14
"Again, it will be like a man going on a journey,
who called his servants and entrusted his property to them.
15
To one he gave five talents of money, to another
two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability.
Then he went on his journey.
16
The man who had received the five talents
went at once and put his money to work and gained five more.
17
So also, the one with the two talents
gained two more.
18
But the man who had received the one talent
went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.
19
"After a long time the master of those servants
returned and settled accounts with them.
20
The man who had received the five talents
brought the other five. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five
talents. See, I have gained five more.'
21
"His master replied, '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!'
22
"The man with the two talents also came. 'Master,'
he said, 'you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.'
23
"His master replied, '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!'
24
"Then the man who had received the one talent
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.
25
So I was afraid and went out and hid your
talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.'
26
"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?
27
Well then, you should have put my money on
deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received
it back with interest.
28
" 'Take the talent from him and give it to
the one who has the ten talents.
29
For everyone who has will be given more, and
he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will
be taken from him.
30
And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there
will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' |
Matthew
25:14-30
New
Living Translation
Matthew
25
14 “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.
15
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.
16
“The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money
and earned five more.
17
The servant with two bags of silver also
went to work and earned two more.
18
But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground
and hid the master’s money.
19
“After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them
to give an account of how they had used his money.
20
The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward
with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest,
and I have earned five more.’
21
“The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant.
You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give
you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’
22
“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.’
23
“The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been
faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more
responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’
24
“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.
25
I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here
is your money back.’
26
“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,
27
why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten
some interest on it.’
28
“Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the
one with the ten bags of silver.
29
To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and
they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little
they have will be taken away.
30
Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ |
