Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
To one man he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, based on their ability. Then he went on his trip.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
A Conservative Version
And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his personal ability, and straightaway he journeyed.
American Standard Version
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
He gave one servant five talents [Note: This 'talent' was a large sum of money in the form of a certain weight of silver. It was the equivalent of sixty years of a farm laborer's wages, or about $750,000 in income]. He gave two talents to another servant and one talent to another. He gave to each one an amount in keeping with his ability [to invest it wisely], and then left on his trip.
Anderson New Testament
To one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one; to each one, according to his own ability, and immediately left his country.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.
Daniel Mace New Testament
to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to every man according to his respective ability, and then set out on his journey.
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each one according to his own ability; and departed.
Goodspeed New Testament
He gave one five thousand dollars, and another two thousand, and another one thousand; to each according to his ability. Then he went away.
John Wesley New Testament
And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, according to his own ability, and immediately took his journey.
Julia Smith Translation
And to one he truly gave five talents, and to one, two, and to one, one; to each according to his own power; and he quickly went abroad.
King James 2000
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his own ability; and immediately took his journey.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each one according to his own ability, and he went on a journey immediately.
Modern King James verseion
And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his ability. And he went abroad at once.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one: to every man after his ability, and straightway departed.
Moffatt New Testament
to one he gave twelve hundred pounds, to another five hundred, and to another two hundred and fifty; each got according to his capacity. Then the man went abroad.
Montgomery New Testament
"To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another, one??o each according to his individual ability??nd then set out on his travels.
NET Bible
To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.
New Heart English Bible
To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.
Noyes New Testament
and to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his ability, and went abroad.
Sawyer New Testament
to one he gave five talents [$5,000], to another two [$2,000], and to another one [$1,000]; to each according to his ability, and immediately went abroad.
The Emphasized Bible
And, to one, indeed, gave he five talents, and, to another, two, and, to another, one, - to each according to his particular ability, and went from home.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several capacity; and immediately went abroad.
Twentieth Century New Testament
He gave three thousand pounds to one, twelve hundred to another, and six hundred to a third, in proportion to the ability of each. Then he set out on his travels.
Webster
And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and forthwith took his journey.
Weymouth New Testament
To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one--to each according to his individual capacity; and then started from home.
Williams New Testament
He gave one five thousand dollars, another two thousand, another one thousand, to each in accordance with his ability. Then he started on his long journey.
World English Bible
To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.
Worrell New Testament
and to one, indeed, he gave five talents; and to another, two; and to another, one??o each according to his own ability; and he went abroad.
Worsley New Testament
to another two, and to another one; to each according to his ability: and then he took his journey.
Youngs Literal Translation
and to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.
Themes
Civil service » Appointment in, on account of merit
Gifts » Seven gifts of Christ to believers » Diversity of, to men
Gifts » From God » Diversity of
the Gifts of God » Illustrated
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The talents
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates the parables of the ten virgins and of the talents
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is likened to
Parables » Parables of Christ » Talents
Probation » Taught in parables of the talents and pounds
Punishment » According to deeds » See the parable of the talents
Servant » Instances of good » Servants in the parable of the pounds and the parable of the talents
Steward » Figurative » See the parable » Of the talents
Stewardship » Truths to be remembered in relation to » The diversity of gifts
Talent » Value of » Parables of the
Topics
Interlinear
Hos
Hos
ὅς ἥ ὅ
Hos
which, whom, that, who, whose, what, that which, whereof,
Usage: 980
De
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Idios
Dunamis
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 25:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Talents
14 "Similarly, it is like a man going on a trip, who called his servants and turned his money over to them. 15 To one man he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, based on their ability. Then he went on his trip. 16 "The one who received five talents went out at once and invested them and earned five more.
Cross References
Matthew 18:24
When he had begun to settle the accounts, a person who owed him 10,000 talents was brought to him.
Luke 12:48
But the servant who did things that deserved a beating without knowing it will receive a light beating. Much will be required from everyone to whom much has been given. But even more will be demanded from the one to whom much has been entrusted."
Luke 19:13-14
He called ten of his servants and gave them ten coins. He told them, "Invest this money until I come back.'