Matthew 25:18
But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
KJV
ὁ δὲ τὸ ἓν λαβὼν ἀπελθὼν ὤρυξεν γῆν καὶ ἔκρυψεν τὸ ἀργύριον τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ.
Greek NT
Qui autem unum acceperat, abiens fodit in terram, et abscondit pecuniam domini sui.
Vulgate
But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
ASV
But he that had received the one, going his way, digged into the earth and hid his lord's money.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γῆ
ge
noun · 251×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κρύπτω
krupto
verb · 19×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
ἀπέρχομαι
aperchomai
verb · 117×
ἀργύριον
argurion
noun · 21×
ὀρύσσω
orusso
verb · 3×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: γῆν | WH/Treg/NIV: γῆν | RP: ἐν τῇ γῇ
- γῆν — SBLGNT
- γῆν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐν τῇ γῇ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἔκρυψεν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἔκρυψεν | RP: ἀπέκρυψεν
- ἔκρυψεν — SBLGNT
- ἔκρυψεν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἀπέκρυψεν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Parable
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
§546Jesus' invitation to enter his kingdom comes in the form of parables, a characteristic feature of his teaching.261 Through his parables he invites people to the feast of the kingdom, but he also asks for a radical choice: to gain the kingdom, one must give everything.262 Words are not enough, deeds are required.263 The parables are like mirrors for man: will he be hard soil or …
§1936On coming into the world, man is not equipped with everything he needs for developing his bodily and spiritual life. He needs others. Differences appear tied to age, physical abilities, intellectual or moral aptitudes, the benefits derived from social commerce, and the distribution of wealth.41 The "talents" are not distributed equally.42
Cross-references
- 2Pet 1:8 — For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.