29 Bible Verses about Talents

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, according to his own ability, and immediately took his journey.

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his servants, and delivered to them his goods.

But he that had received one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's mony.

For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, shall be taken away even what he hath.

And he that had received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Sir, thou deliveredst to me five talents; behold I have gained to them five talents more.

Then he who had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and made them other five talents.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things: I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given us, whether it be prophesy, let us prophesy according to the analogy of faith:

And a great hail, every hail-stone about the weight of a talent, falleth out of heaven upon the men; and the men blasphemed God, because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof is exceeding great.

Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received my own with interest.

And likewise he that had received the two, he also gained other two.

And being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast what is thine.

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

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

And he said to him likewise, Be thou also over five cities.

He also that had received two talents came and said, Sir, thou deliveredst to me two talents; behold I have gained to them two other talents.

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

His lord answering said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather whence I had not scattered?

Then he that had received the one talent came and said, Sir, I knew that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sown, and gathering whence thou hadst not scattered.

And having called ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade till I come.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things; I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

As every one hath received a gift, so minister it one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

For the gifts and the calling of God are without repentance.

And cast ye the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And the lord of that servant, moved with tender compassion, loosed 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, be thou governor over ten cities.