46 Bible Verses about Talents

To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.

"For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.

But he who received the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away.

He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents besides them.'

Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred measures of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.

Great hailstones, about the weight of a talent, came down out of the sky on people. People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for this plague is exceedingly severe.

You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.

In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.

I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.'

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

When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

Amaziah said to the man of God, "But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel?" The man of God answered, "Yahweh is able to give you much more than this."

He hired also one hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for one hundred talents of silver.

"So he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

I weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels one hundred talents; of gold one hundred talents;

She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones. There came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

"He also who got the two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.'

even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, with which to overlay the walls of the houses;

"Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.

"But his lord answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn't sow, and gather where I didn't scatter.

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

"He also who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.

He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, 'Conduct business until I come.'

"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.

Naaman said, "Be pleased to take two talents." He urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants; and they carried them before him.

A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

As the king passed by, he cried to the king; and he said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, 'Guard this man! If by any means he be missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.'

He took the crown of their king from off his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and [in it were] precious stones; and it was set on David's head. He brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.

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

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

Another came, saying, 'Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,

"He said to him, 'Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.'

The king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

The brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand four hundred shekels.

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,

(and behold, a talent of lead was lifted up); and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah basket."