29 Bible Verses about Talents

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.

For the case is like that of a man, who travelling abroad, called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods.

But he that had received the one talent, went and digged a hole in the ground, and hid the silver of his master.

For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: but from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

And he who had received the five talents, coming to him, brought five other talents, saying, Sir, thou deliveredst to me five talents: I have gained to them five other talents.

He then who had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and acquired five other talents.

His master said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many: enter thou into thy master's joy.

Having then different gifts according to the grace which is given unto us, if it be prophecy, speak according to the analogy of faith;

And a great storm of hail, each about a talent weight, fell from heaven upon men: and men blasphemed God for the plague of hail: for great was the plague of it, exceedingly great.

thou oughtest then to have placed my money with the bankers, so when I came I should have received my own with interest.

In the same manner also he that had the two, gained also himself two others.

and being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the ground: see here, thou hast thine own.

Take therefore from him the talent, and give it to him that hath the ten talents.

And when he began to make up the account, there was brought to him one debtor, ten thousand talents in arrear:

Then said he also to this man, Be thou also over five cities.

Then came also he that had received the two talents: and said, Sir, thou deliveredst to me two talents: lo! I have gained to them two other talents.

Then after a long absence the master of these servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them.

Then his master answering said to him, Thou wicked and idle slave, thou knewest that I reap whence I had not sown, and gather where I had not scattered:

Then came also he that had received the one talent, and said, Sir, knowing thee, that thou art a severe man, reaping where thou hast not sowed, and gathering from whence thou hast not scattered:

And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten manehs, and said unto them, Employ yourselves in traffic, till I come back.

His master said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many: enter into the joy of thy master.

Let every one, according as he hath received a gift, minister it to others, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

For unchangeable are the gifts and the calling of God.

And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Then his lord, moved with compassion towards that servant, discharged him, and forgave him the debt.

And another came, saying, Master, there is thy maneh, which I have kept wrapt up in a napkin:

And he said unto him, Well done, good servant: because thou hast been faithful in the least matter, hold thou dominion over ten cities.