46 Bible Verses about Talents

And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one: to every man after his ability, and straightway departed.

"Likewise, as a certain man, ready to take his journey to a strange country, called his servants to him, and delivered to them his goods.

But he that received the one, went and digged a pit in the earth and hid his master's money.

For unto every man that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance. And from him that hath not, shall be taken away, even that he hath.

Then came he that had received five talents, and brought other five talents saying, 'Master, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: Behold, I have gained with them five talents more.'

Then he that had received the five talents, went and bestowed them, and won other five talents.

And his master said unto him, 'Well, good servant and faithful; Thou hast been faithful in little, I will make thee ruler over much: go in into thy master's joy.'

Seeing that we have divers gifts according to the grace that is given unto us: if any man have the gift of prophecy, let him have it that it be agreeing unto the faith;

until a hundred talents of silver, until a hundred quarters of wheat, and until a hundred baths of wine, and till a hundred baths of oil, and salt without measure.

And there fell a great hail, as it had been talents, out of heaven upon the men; and the men blasphemed God, because of the plague of the hail, for it was great and the plague of it sore.

Thou oughtest therefore to have had my money to the changers, and then at my coming should I have received my mine own with vantage.

Likewise, he that received two gained other two.

and was therefore afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: Behold, thou hast thine own.'

Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents:

And Amaziah said again to the man of God, "What shall we do then, for the hundred talents which I have given unto the host of Israel?" And the man of God said, "The LORD is able to give thee much more than that."

And he hired thereto a hundred thousand fighting men out of Israel, for a hundred talents of silver.

And to the same he said, 'And be thou also ruler over five cities.'

And there weighed I them, under their hand, six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and in silver vessel a hundred talents, and in gold a hundred talents,

And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of sweet odours exceeding much, and precious stones. There came never after such abundance of sweet odors as the Queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

Also, he that received two talents came, and said, 'Master, thou deliveredest unto me two talents: Behold, I have won two other talents with them.'

even three thousand talents of gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of silver tried:

After a long season, the Lord of those servants came, and reckoned with them.

His master answered, and said unto him, 'Thou evil servant and slothful, thou knowest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I strawed not:

and gave for the service of the house of God, five thousand talents of gold and ten thousand pieces of gold coins, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.

Then he which had received the one talent came also, and said, 'Master, I considered that thou wast a hard man, which reapest where thou sowedst not, and gatherest where thou strawedst not,

And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, saying unto them, 'Buy and sell till I come.'

Then his master said unto him, 'Well, good servant and faithful; Thou hast been faithful in little, I will make thee ruler over much: enter in into thy master's joy.'

As every man hath received the gift, minister the same one to another as good ministers of the manifold grace of God.

And Naaman said, "Adventure and take two talents of silver in two bags, with two goodly garments." - and delivered them unto two of his servants, to bear it before him.

Liberality bringeth a man to honour and worship, and setteth him among great men.

For verily the gifts and calling of God are such, that it cannot repent him of them.

And cast that unprofitable servant into utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

And when the king came by, he cried unto him and said, "Thy servant went out in the midst of the battle. And see, there was one began to flee. And there came a man to me and said, 'Keep this man. And if he be missed thy life shall go for his, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.'

And he took the king's crown from off his head, which weighed a hundred weight of gold, and was set with precious stones. And David wore it on his head. And he brought out the spoil of the city in exceeding great abundance.

Then had the Lord pity on that servant, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

The sum of gold that came to Solomon in one year, was six hundred and sixty six talents of gold,

And the third came, and said, 'Lord, behold here thy pound, which I have kept in a napkin,

And he said unto him, 'Well good servant, because thou wast faithful in a very little thing; Take thou authority over ten cities.'

For the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem and merced the land in a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

And they went to Ophir and fetched from thence gold, to the sum of four hundred and twenty two talents, and brought it to Solomon.

And the brass of the wave offering was seventy hundred weight and two thousand, and four hundred sicles.

The weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred three score and six talents of gold,

And behold, there was lift up a talent of lead: and lo, a woman sat in the midst of the measure.