29 Bible Verses about Talents

He gave one five thousand dollars, and another two thousand, and another one thousand; to each according to his ability. Then he went away.

"For it is just like a man who was going on a journey, and called in his slaves, and put his property in their hands.

But the man who had received the one thousand went away and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.

for the man who has will have more given him, and will be plentifully supplied, and from the man who has nothing even what he has will be taken away.

And the man who had received the five thousand dollars came up bringing him five thousand more, and said, 'Sir, you put five thousand dollars in my hands; here I have made five thousand more.'

The man who had received the five thousand dollars immediately went into business with the money, and made five thousand more.

His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come! share your master's enjoyment.'

We have gifts that differ with the favor that God has shown us, whether it is that of preaching, differing with the measure of our faith,

huge hailstones of immense weight fell on mankind from heaven, and men reviled God because of the plague of hail, the plague of it was so terrible.

Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and then when I came back I would have gotten my property with interest.

In the same way the man who had received the two thousand made two thousand more.

and I was frightened, and I went and hid your thousand dollars in the ground. Here is your money!'

So take the thousand dollars away from him, and give it to the man who has the ten thousand,

And when he set about doing so, a man was brought in who owed him ten million dollars.

And he said to him, 'And you shall be governor of five towns!'

And the man who had received the two thousand came up and said, 'Sir, you put two thousand dollars into my hands; here I have made two thousand more.'

Long afterward, their master came back and settled accounts with them.

His master answered, 'You wicked, idle slave! You knew that I reaped where I had not sown and gathered where I had not threshed?

And the man who had received the one thousand came up and said, 'Sir, I knew you were a hard man, who reaped where you had not sown, and gathered where you had not threshed,

And he called in ten of his slaves and gave them each twenty dollars and told them to trade with it while he was gone.

His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come, share your master's enjoyment!'

Whatever the endowment God has given you, use it in service to one another, like good dispensers of God's varied mercy.

for God does not change his mind about those to whom he gives his blessings or sends his call.

And put the good-for-nothing slave out into the darkness outside, to weep and grind his teeth there.'

And his master's heart was touched, and he let the slave go and canceled the debt.

And the other one came in and said, 'Here is your twenty dollars, sir. I have kept it put away in a handkerchief,

And he said to him, 'Well done, my excellent slave! You have proved trustworthy about a very small amount, you shall be governor of ten towns.'