46 Bible Verses about Talents

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to everyone as he was able; and he went on his journey.

For it is as when a man, about to take a journey, got his servants together, and gave them his property.

But he who was given the one went away and put it in a hole in the earth, and kept his lord's money in a secret place.

For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

And he who had the five talents came with his other five talents, saying, Lord, you gave into my care five talents: see, I have got five more.

Straight away he who had been given the five talents went and did trade with them, and made five more.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

And having different qualities by reason of the grace given to us, such as the quality of a prophet, let it be made use of in relation to the measure of our faith;

Up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred measures of grain, a hundred measures of wine, and a hundred measures of oil, and salt without measure.

And great drops of ice, every one about the weight of a talent, came down out of heaven on men: and men said evil things against God because of the punishment of the ice-drops; for it is very great.

Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest?

In the same way he who had been given the two got two more.

And I was in fear, and went away, and put your talent in the earth: here is what is yours.

Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents.

And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.

Then Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done about the hundred talents which I have given for the armed band of Israel? And the man of God in answer said, God is able to give you much more than this.

And for a hundred talents of silver, he got a hundred thousand fighting-men from Israel.

And he said, You will be ruler over five towns.

Measuring into their hands six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels, a hundred talents' weight, and a hundred talents of gold,

And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a great store of spices and jewels: never again was such a wealth of spices seen as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

And he who had the two talents came and said, Lord, you gave into my care two talents: see, I have got two more.

Even three thousand talents of gold of Ophir and seven thousand talents of the best silver, for plating the walls of the house:

Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them.

But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,

And they gave for the use of the house of the Lord, five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.

And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work:

And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

Making distribution among one another of whatever has been given to you, like true servants of the unmeasured grace of God;

And Naaman said, Be good enough to take two talents. And forcing him to take them, he put two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and gave them to his two servants to take before him.

A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

Because God's selection and his mercies may not be changed.

And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

And when the king went by, crying out to him he said, Your servant went out into the fight; and a man came out to me with another man and said, Keep this man: if by any chance he gets away, your life will be the price of his life, or you will have to give a talent of silver in payment.

And he took the crown of Milcom from his head; the weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it were stones of great price; and it was put on David's head. And he took a great store of goods from the town.

And the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, let him go, and made him free of the debt.

Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents;

And another came, saying, Lord, here is your pound, which I put away in a cloth;

And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns.

Then the king of Egypt took the kingdom from him in Jerusalem, and put on the land a tax of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

And they came to Ophir, where they got four hundred and twenty talents of gold, and took it back to King Solomon.

The brass which was given was seventy talents, two thousand four hundred shekels;

Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents;

And I saw a round cover of lead lifted up; and a woman was seated in the middle of the ephah.