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Matthew 25:20

And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

KJV

καὶ προσελθὼν ὁ τὰ πέντε τάλαντα λαβὼν προσήνεγκεν ἄλλα πέντε τάλαντα λέγων· κύριε, πέντε τάλαντά μοι παρέδωκας, ἴδε ἄλλα πέντε τάλαντα ἐκέρδησα.

Greek NT

Et accedens qui quinque talenta acceperat, obtulit alia quinque talenta, dicens : Domine, quinque talenta tradidisti mihi, ecce alia quinque superlucratus sum.

Vulgate

And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents.

ASV

And he that had received the five talents coming, brought other five talents, saying: Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents. Behold I have gained other five over and above.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κερδαίνω
kerdaino
verb · 16×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
πέντε
pente
adjective · 38×
παραδίδωμι
paradidomi
verb · 119×
προσέρχομαι
proserchomai
verb · 87×
προσφέρω
prosphero
verb · 49×
τάλαντον
talanton
noun · 15×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: ἐκέρδησα | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐκέρδησα | RP: + ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖς
  • ἐκέρδησαSBLGNT
  • ἐκέρδησαWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Parable

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§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

  • 2Cor 10:18 — For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
  • Acts 20:24 — But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel
  • Matt 25:10 — And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
  • Prov 31:25 — Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.