Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
Without delay the one who had received the five talents went and employed them in business, and gained five more.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"The one who received five talents went out at once and invested them and earned five more.
A Conservative Version
And having departed, the man who received the five talents worked with them, and made five other talents.
American Standard Version
Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
The one with the five talents soon invested the money in business transactions which netted him five more.
Anderson New Testament
Then he that had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and made other five talents.
Bible in Basic English
Straight away he who had been given the five talents went and did trade with them, and made five more.
Common New Testament
He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them; and he made five talents more.
Daniel Mace New Testament
now he that had received five talents, immediately employed them in trade, and gain'd five talents more.
Darby Translation
And he that had received the five talents went and trafficked with them, and made five other talents.
Godbey New Testament
The one having received the five talents going immediately, operated with the same, and made other five talents.
Goodspeed New Testament
The man who had received the five thousand dollars immediately went into business with the money, and made five thousand more.
John Wesley New Testament
Then he who had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and made them other five talents.
Julia Smith Translation
And he having received five talents, having gone, worked with them, and he made other five talents.
King James 2000
Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made five other talents.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The one who had received the five talents went out [and] traded with them and gained five more.
Modern King James verseion
And going he who had received the five talents traded with them, and made another five talents.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then he that had received the five talents, went and bestowed them, and won other five talents.
Moffatt New Testament
The servant who had got the twelve hundred pounds went at once and traded with them, making another twelve hundred.
Montgomery New Testament
"At once the man who had received the five talents went out and traded with them, and made five talents more.
NET Bible
The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.
New Heart English Bible
Immediately the one who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
Noyes New Testament
He that had received the five talents went immediately and traded with the same, and gained five talents more.
Sawyer New Testament
And he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five;
The Emphasized Bible
Straightway, he who, the five talents, had received, went and traded with them, and gained other five:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
He then who had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and acquired five other talents.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The man who had received the three thousand pounds went at once and traded with it, and made another three thousand.
Webster
Then he that had received the five talents, went and traded with the same, and gained other five talents.
Williams New Testament
The man who had received the five thousand dollars at once went out and invested it, and made five thousand more.
World English Bible
Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
Worrell New Testament
"Straightway the one receiving the five talents, going, traded with them, and gained five others.
Worsley New Testament
Now he that had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and gained other five talents:
Youngs Literal Translation
'And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;
Themes
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
Spiritual » Enlargement » Exercise
Steward » Figurative » See the parable » Of the talents
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 25:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Talents
15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one--to each according to his individual capacity; and then started from home. 16 Without delay the one who had received the five talents went and employed them in business, and gained five more. 17 In the same way he who had the two gained two more.
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 13:36
For David, after having been useful to his own generation in accordance with God's purpose, did fall asleep, was gathered to his forefathers, and did undergo decay.
Romans 15:18-19
For I will not presume to mention any of the results that Christ has brought about by other agency than mine in securing the obedience of the Gentiles by word or deed,
1 Corinthians 9:16-23
If I go on preaching the Good News, that is nothing for me to boast of; for the necessity is imposed upon me; and alas for me, if I fail to preach it!
1 Corinthians 15:10
But what I am I am by the grace of God, and His grace bestowed upon me did not prove ineffectual. But I labored more strenuously than all the rest--yet it was not I, but God's grace working with me.
1 Timothy 6:17-18
Impress on those who are rich in the present age that they must not be haughty nor set their hopes on riches--that unstable foundation--but on God who provides us richly with all things for our enjoyment.
2 Timothy 2:6
The harvestman who labours in the field must be the first to get a share of the crop.
2 Timothy 4:5-8
But as for you, you must exercise habitual self-control, and not live a self-indulgent life, but do the duty of an evangelist and fully discharge the obligations of your office.
3 John 1:5-8
My dear friend, you are acting faithfully in all your behaviour towards the brethren, even when they are strangers to you.