29 Bible Verses about Talents

to one he gave five talents [$5,000], to another two [$2,000], and to another one [$1,000]; to each according to his ability, and immediately went abroad.

For, as a man going abroad called his servants, and delivered to them his estates;

but he that received the one went away and dug in the earth and hid his lord's money.

for to every one that has shall be given, and he shall have an abundance; but from him that has not, even what he has shall be taken away;

And he that received the five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, Lord, you committed to me five talents; behold, I have gained five other talents.

And he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five;

His Lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few [talents], I will place you over many: enter into the joy of your lord.

but having different gifts according to the grace given us, if prophecy [let us prophesy] according to the analogy of the faith,

And great hail of about the weight of a talent [the Attic talent, pounds, the Jewish, 113] came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God on account of the plague of the hail because its plague was very great.

And you ought then to have given my money to the brokers, and at my coming, I should have received my own with interest.

in like manner, also, he that received the two gained two others;

and being afraid I went away and hid your talent in the earth; behold, you have what is yours.

Take his talent, therefore, from him, and give it to him that has ten talents;

And beginning to settle, a debtor of ten thousand talents [$10,000,000] was brought to him.

And he said to him, Be you over five cities.

And he that received the two talents also came to him and said, Lord, you committed to me two talents; behold, I have gained two others.

And after a long time the lord of those servants came, and had a settlement with them.

And his Lord answered and said to him, Evil and slothful servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather whence I have not scattered?

And he that received the one talent also came and said, Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sowed, and gathering where you have not scattered,

And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten minas [$163.30], and said to them, Use them in business till I come.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few [talents], I will place you over many: enter into the joy of your lord.

as each has received a gift, minister the same among yourselves as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

for the gifts and calling of God are without a change of mind.

and cast the unprofitable servant into the darkness outside; there shall be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.

And the lord of that servant having compassion on him released him, and forgave him the debt.

And the other came, saying, Lord, behold your mina, which I had laid up in a napkin;

And he said to him, Well, good servant; because you have been faithful in the least, have authority over ten cities.