46 Bible Verses about Talents

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Matthew 25:15

To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one. He assigned according to the servants' ability. Then he went on his journey.

Matthew 25:14

It is like a man going to another country. He called his servants and put them in charge of his property.

Matthew 25:29

More will be given to every one who has and he will have abundance. He who does not have will have every thing taken away.

Matthew 25:20

The servant who received five talents brought another five talents. He said: 'Lord, here are your five talents, plus the five I gained.'

Matthew 25:16

Right away the servant who received the five talents traded with them and made another five talents.

Ezra 7:22

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.

Revelation 16:21

There fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent (45 to 100 pounds). Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for the plague was exceeding great.

Matthew 25:27

You should have put my money in the bank. I should have received my money back plus interest.

Matthew 25:17

In like manner, he who received the two gained another two.

Matthew 25:25

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

Matthew 25:28

Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents.

2 Chronicles 25:9

Amaziah asked the man of God: What should I do about the seven thousand and five hundred pounds of silver I gave the troops from Israel? The man of God answered: Jehovah can give you much more than that.

2 Chronicles 25:6

He also hired one hundred thousand soldiers from Israel for seven thousand and five hundred pounds of silver.

Ezra 8:26

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

1 Kings 10:10

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.

Matthew 25:22

The one who received two talents said: 'Lord you gave me two talents and I gained another two talents.'

1 Chronicles 29:4

I have given one hundred and fifteen tons of the finest gold and two hundred and sixty five tons of pure silver for decorating the walls of the Temple

Matthew 25:26

But his lord answered: 'You wicked and lazy servant. You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter.

1 Chronicles 29:7

They gave the following for the work on the Temple: one hundred and ninety tons of gold, three hundred and eighty tons of silver, six hundred and seventy five tons of bronze, and three thousand seven hundred and fifty tons of iron.

Matthew 25:24

The servant who received one talent said: 'Lord, I knew you to be a hard man. You reap where you did not sow and gather where you did not scatter.

2 Kings 5:23

Please take six thousand pieces of silver, Naaman replied. He tied the silver in two bags and gave them and two changes of fine clothes to two of his servants, and sent them on ahead of Gehazi.

Proverbs 18:16

A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

1 Kings 20:39

When the king went by he cried out to him: Your servant went out into the fight. A man came to me. He brought a man to me and said: 'guard this man. Do not let him get away. Your life is the price of his life or you will have to give a talent of silver in payment.'

2 Samuel 12:30

He removed the crown of their god Milcom from off the head of their king. The crown was made of seventy-five pounds of gold. There was a valuable jewel on it. David put the jewel on his own crown. He also carried off everything else of value.

2 Chronicles 9:13

The gold that came to Solomon in one year weighed forty nine thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds,

Luke 19:20

Another reported: Lord, here is your pound. I kept it stored in a napkin.

2 Chronicles 36:3

The king of Egypt removed him from office in Jerusalem and fined the country seven thousand five hundred pounds of silver and seventy-five pounds of gold.

1 Kings 9:28

They sailed to the land of Ophir and brought back to Solomon about sixteen tons of gold.

Exodus 38:29

The offerings presented to Jehovah weighted five thousand three hundred and ten pounds.

1 Kings 10:14

Each year King Solomon received about twenty-five tons of gold.

Zechariah 5:7

A round flat weight made of lead was lifted up. There was a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah measure.

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Matthew 25:14-30

It is like a man going to another country. He called his servants and put them in charge of his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one. He assigned according to the servants' ability. Then he went on his journey. Right away the servant who received the five talents traded with them and made another five talents. read more.
In like manner, he who received the two gained another two. He who received the one dug a hole in the ground and hid his lord's money. After a long time the lord of those servants came back to settle with them. The servant who received five talents brought another five talents. He said: 'Lord, here are your five talents, plus the five I gained.' His lord said: 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, so I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.' The one who received two talents said: 'Lord you gave me two talents and I gained another two talents.' His lord said: 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You were faithful over a few things. I will appoint you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.' The servant who received one talent said: 'Lord, I knew you to be a hard man. You reap where you did not sow and gather where you did not scatter. I was afraid, so I hid your talent in the earth. See, you have what is yours.' But his lord answered: 'You wicked and lazy servant. You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter. You should have put my money in the bank. I should have received my money back plus interest. Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. More will be given to every one who has and he will have abundance. He who does not have will have every thing taken away. Throw the worthless servant into outer darkness. There will be crying and grinding of teeth.'

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Exodus 25:39

It shall be made from seventy-five pounds of pure gold, with all these utensils.

2 Chronicles 3:8

He made the most holy place. It was as long as the Temple was wide, thirty feet long. It was also thirty feet wide. He overlaid it with forty-five thousand pounds of fine gold.

Ezra 8:26

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

2 Chronicles 9:13

The gold that came to Solomon in one year weighed forty nine thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds,

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Matthew 25:15

To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one. He assigned according to the servants' ability. Then he went on his journey.

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