46 Bible Verses about Talents

To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

"For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.

But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money in it.

For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying, 'Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.'

The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.

His master answered, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'

And we have different gifts according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith.

up to 100 talents of silver, 100 cors of wheat, 100 baths of wine, 100 baths of olive oil, and unlimited salt.

And gigantic hailstones, weighing about a hundred pounds each, fell from heaven on people, but they blasphemed God because of the plague of hail, since it was so horrendous.

Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!

In the same way, the one who had two gained two more.

so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.'

Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten.

As he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.

Amaziah asked the prophet: "But what should I do about the hundred talents of silver I paid the Israelite troops?" The prophet replied, "The Lord is capable of giving you more than that."

He hired 100,000 Israelite warriors for a hundred talents of silver.

So the king said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

I weighed out to them 650 talents of silver, silver vessels worth 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,

She gave the king 120 talents of gold, a very large quantity of spices, and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched.

The one with the two talents also came and said, 'Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.'

This includes 3,000 talents of gold from Ophir and 7,000 talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings,

After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

But his master answered, 'Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn't sow and gather where I didn't scatter?

They donated for the service of God's temple 5,000 talents and ten thousand darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.

Then the one who had received the one talent came and said, 'Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed,

And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business with these until I come back.'

His master answered, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'

Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.

Naaman said, "Please accept two talents of silver. He insisted, and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, along with two suits of clothes. He gave them to two of his servants and they carried them for Gehazi.

A person's gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.

For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.

And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

When the king passed by, he called out to the king, "Your servant went out into the heat of the battle, and then a man turned aside and brought me a prisoner. He told me, 'Guard this prisoner. If he ends up missing for any reason, you will pay with your life or with a talent of silver.'

He took the crown of their king from his head -- it was gold, weighed about seventy-five pounds, and held a precious stone -- and it was placed on David's head. He also took from the city a great deal of plunder.

The lord had compassion on that slave and released him, and forgave him the debt.

Solomon received 666 talents of gold per year,

Then another slave came and said, 'Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.

And the king said to him, 'Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.'

The king of Egypt prevented him from ruling in Jerusalem and imposed on the land a special tax of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

They sailed to Ophir, took from there four hundred twenty talents of gold, and then brought them to King Solomon.

The bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels.

Solomon received 666 talents of gold per year,

Then a round lead cover was raised up, revealing a woman sitting inside the basket.