46 Bible Verses about Talents
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And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country.
For it is as if a man going away out of a country called his own bondmen and delivered to them his substance.
But he that had received the one went and dug in the earth, and hid the money of his lord.
for to every one that has shall be given, and he shall be in abundance; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him.
And he that had received the five talents came to him and brought five other talents, saying, My lord, thou deliveredst me five talents; behold, I have gained five other talents besides them.
And he that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents.
His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
But having different gifts, according to the grace which has been given to us, whether it be prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
unto a hundred talents of silver, and to a hundred measures of wheat, and to a hundred baths of wine, and to a hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
and a great hail, as of a talent weight, comes down out of the heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of hail, for the plague of it is exceeding great.
thou oughtest then to have put my money to the money-changers, and when I came I should have got what is mine with interest.
In like manner also he that had received the two, he also gained two others.
and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine.
Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that has the ten talents:
And having begun to reckon, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him.
And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done for the hundred talents which I have given to the troop of Israel? And the man of God said, Jehovah is able to give thee much more than this.
He hired also a hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for a hundred talents of silver.
And I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver; and silver vessels a hundred talents, and of gold a hundred talents;
And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in very great abundance, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as those which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
And he also that had received the two talents came to him and said, My lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them.
three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses;
And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered;
And they gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
And he also that had received the one talent coming to him said, My lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sowed, and gathering from where thou hadst not scattered,
And having called his own ten bondmen, he gave to them ten minas, and said to them, Trade while I am coming.
His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord.
each according as he has received a gift, ministering it to one another, as good stewards of the various grace of God.
And Naaman said, Consent to take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of raiment, and laid them upon two of his young men; and they bore them before him.
And cast out the useless bondman into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
And as the king passed by, he cried to the king and said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me and said, Keep this man; if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
And he took the crown of their king from off his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold with the precious stones; and it was set on David's head; and he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
And the lord of that bondman, being moved with compassion, loosed him and forgave him the loan.
And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
And another came, saying, My Lord, lo, there is thy mina, which I have kept laid up in a towel.
And he said to him, Well done, thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities.
And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and imposed a fine upon the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
and they went to Ophir, and fetched thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
And the copper of the wave-offering was seventy talents, and two thousand four hundred shekels.
And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
And behold, there was lifted up a round plate of lead; and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
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Parables » Parables of Christ » Talents
For it is as if a man going away out of a country called his own bondmen and delivered to them his substance. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country. And he that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents. read more.
In like manner also he that had received the two, he also gained two others. But he that had received the one went and dug in the earth, and hid the money of his lord. And after a long time the lord of those bondmen comes and reckons with them. And he that had received the five talents came to him and brought five other talents, saying, My lord, thou deliveredst me five talents; behold, I have gained five other talents besides them. His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord. And he also that had received the two talents came to him and said, My lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them. His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. And he also that had received the one talent coming to him said, My lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sowed, and gathering from where thou hadst not scattered, and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine. And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered; thou oughtest then to have put my money to the money-changers, and when I came I should have got what is mine with interest. Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that has the ten talents: for to every one that has shall be given, and he shall be in abundance; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him. And cast out the useless bondman into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
Talents » Of gold
And he made the house of the most holy place, the length of which was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits; and he covered it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
And I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver; and silver vessels a hundred talents, and of gold a hundred talents;
And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
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And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country.
And having begun to reckon, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him.
Topics on Talents
Gifts And Talents
Romans 12:6But having different gifts, according to the grace which has been given to us, whether it be prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Giving, Of Talents
1 Corinthians 4:7For who makes thee to differ? and what hast thou which thou hast not received? but if also thou hast received, why boastest thou as not receiving?