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Civil service » Appointment in, on account of merit

the Gifts of God » Illustrated

Idleness and sloth » 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

Kingdom of heaven » Compared » To a man, traveling into a far country, who called his servants, and delivered to them his goods

Lost » Opportunity » For investment - by the one-talented man

Opportunity » Lost, by indifference or neglect » For investment - by the one-talented man

Parables » Parables of Christ » Talents

Probation » Taught in parables of the talents and pounds

Punishment » According to deeds » See the parable of the talents

Rebuke » Appointed by God corrupt » Ezra rebukes the people

Servant » Wicked and unfaithful » In the parable of the talents and the parable of the pounds

Sin » For punishments, ancient modes of reacts » Ezra rebukes the people

Steward » Figurative » See the parable » Of the talents

Titles and names of the wicked » Wicked servants

Trustee » The parable of the pounds

Works » Good » Parables relating to » The talents