29 Bible Verses about Talents

"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.

"For it is like a man going into another country, who summoned his slaves, and committed his property to their care.

"But he who had received the one talent went off, and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money.

(For to every one who has, it shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him who has not shall be taken away even what he has.)

"The man who had received the five talents came, bringing five more, and said: "'Master, five talents you entrusted to me; see, I have gained five more.'

"At once the man who had received the five talents went out and traded with them, and made five talents more.

"'Well done, good and faithful slave,' his master replied, 'You have been faithful over many things; enter into your master's joy.'

But we have gifts differing according to the grace which was given to us. He that has the gift of prophecy, let him prophesy according to the proportion of his faith.

And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for the plague of it is very great.

Then you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my property with interest.

"In the same way the one who got two talents made another two.

"so I was afraid; I went away and buried your talent in the earth. There, you have what belongs to you!'

So take away the talent from him, and give it to the man who has ten talents.

"But when he began to settle, one of them was brought before him who owed him fifteen million dollars.

"Then he said to him also, 'You shall be over five cities.'

"The second, who had received the two talents, came up and said: "'Master, it was two talents that you entrusted to me; see, I have gained two more.'

"After a long time the master of those slaves came, and demanded a reckoning with them.

"'You wicked and lazy slave,' said his master. 'You say you knew that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather where I have not scattered?'

"Then the man who had received the one talent came up and said: "'Master, I knew you were a hard man, reaping where you had not sown, and gathering where you had not scattered;

"And he summoned ten slaves of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, "'Trade with these until I come.'

"'Well done, good and faithful slave,' replied his master; 'You have been faithful over many things. Enter into your master's joy.'

Whatever the gifts which each has received, use them for one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

For no change of purpose can annul God's free gift and call.

But cast out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.'

"So then the master pitied his slave, and let him go, and forgave him his debt.

"And the next came to him and said, 'Here master is your pound which I was keeping safe in a napkin.

"And he said to him, 'Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.'