46 Bible Verses about Talents

And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

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.

Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.

And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.

And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.

He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.

And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:

After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

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:

And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

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:

And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof 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.

Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.