Parallel Verses
King James Version
And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
New American Standard Bible
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Since I was afraid, I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Here, take what's yours!'
A Conservative Version
And after being afraid, having gone, I hid thy talent in the ground. Lo, thou have thine own.
American Standard Version
and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
and I was afraid, so I went away and hid your talent in the ground. Look, you [can] have your own talent [back].'
Anderson New Testament
And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth; see, you have yours.
Bible in Basic English
And I was in fear, and went away, and put your talent in the earth: here is what is yours.
Common New Testament
So I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
fear made me hide the talent under ground: but there you have what is your own.
Darby Translation
and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine.
Godbey New Testament
and being afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth: behold, thou hast thine own.
Goodspeed New Testament
and I was frightened, and I went and hid your thousand dollars in the ground. Here is your money!'
John Wesley New Testament
And being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast what is thine.
Julia Smith Translation
And having been afraid, having gone away, I concealed thy talent in the earth; see, thou hast thine own.
King James 2000
And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth: lo, there you have what is yours.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [because I] was afraid, I went away [and] hid your talent in the ground. See, you have [what is] yours!'
Modern King James verseion
And I was afraid and went and hid your talent in the earth. Lo, you have yours.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and was therefore afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: Behold, thou hast thine own.'
Moffatt New Testament
So I was afraid; I went and hid your two hundred and fifty pounds in the earth. There's your money!'
Montgomery New Testament
"so I was afraid; I went away and buried your talent in the earth. There, you have what belongs to you!'
NET Bible
so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.'
New Heart English Bible
I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. See, you have what is yours.'
Noyes New Testament
and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth. See! thou hast thine own.
Sawyer New Testament
and being afraid I went away and hid your talent in the earth; behold, you have what is yours.
The Emphasized Bible
And, overcome with fear, I went away, and hid thy talent in the ground: See! thou hast what is thine!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the ground: see here, thou hast thine own.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And, in my fear, I went and hid your money in the ground; look, here is what belongs to you!'
Webster
And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast what is thine.
Weymouth New Testament
So being afraid I went and buried your talent in the ground: there you have what belongs to you.'
Williams New Testament
So I was afraid, and went off and buried your thousand dollars in the ground. Here is your money.'
World English Bible
I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.'
Worrell New Testament
and, being afraid, going away, I hid your talent in the earth: behold, you have your own.'
Worsley New Testament
and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the ground; behold, there is thine own:
Youngs Literal Translation
and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!
Themes
Civil service » Appointment in, on account of merit
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » The hardness of the master
the Gifts of God » Illustrated
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The talents
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates the parables of the ten virgins and of the talents
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is likened to
Parables » Parables of Christ » Talents
Probation » Taught in parables of the talents and pounds
Punishment » According to deeds » See the parable of the talents
Servant » Wicked and unfaithful » In the parable of the talents and the parable of the pounds
Steward » Figurative » See the parable » Of the talents
Trustee » The parable of the pounds
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 25:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Talents
24 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: 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 26 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:
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:9-10
And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?
Proverbs 26:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Isaiah 57:11
And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
Romans 8:15
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
2 Timothy 1:6-7
Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
Revelation 21:8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.