29 Bible Verses about Talents

and to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his ability, and went abroad.

For it will be as when a man going abroad called his own servants, and intrusted to them his property;

But he that had received the one went and dug in the earth, and hid his lords money.

For to every one that hath will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath will be taken away.

And he that had received the five talents came and brought five talents more, saying, Lord, thou intrustedst to me five talents; see, I have gained five talents more.

He that had received the five talents went immediately and traded with the same, and gained five talents more.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant! thou hast been faithful over a little, I will place thee in charge of much; enter into the joy of thy lord.

Having then gifts which dither according to the grace which hath been bestowed upon us, if we have prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

and there came down from heaven upon men a great storm of hail, every stone weighing about a talent; and men blasphemed God on account of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

Thou oughtest then to have put my money with the moneydealers, and on my coming I should have received mine own with interest.

In like manner, he that had received the two gained two more.

and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth. See! thou hast thine own.

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

And when he had begun to reckon, there was brought to him one, who owed him ten thousand talents.

And he said also to this servant, And be thou over five cities.

He also that had received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou intrustedst to me two talents; see, I have gained two talents more.

And after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

But his lord answered and said to him, Wicked and slothful servant! Didst thou know that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter seed?

Then he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee to be a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter seed;

And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Trade with these, till I come.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant! thou hast been faithful over a little, I will place thee in charge of much; enter into the joy of thy lord.

According as each one hath received a gift, minister the same to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

For in respect to his gifts and his calling, there is no change of purpose with God.

And cast out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

And another came, saying, Lord, behold thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin.

And he said to him, Well done, good servant! because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.