29 Bible Verses about Talents

and to one, indeed, he gave five talents; and to another, two; and to another, one??o each according to his own ability; and he went abroad.

"For it is as when a man, going abroad, called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods:

And he who received one, going away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

For, to every one that has, shall be given, and he shall be made to abound; but from him that has not shall be taken away even what he has;

And the one who received the five talents, coming near brought other five talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents; behold, I gained other five talents.'

"Straightway the one receiving the five talents, going, traded with them, and gained five others.

His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many things: enter into the joy of your lord.'

And, having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

And great hail, as of a talent's weight, comes down out of the heaven upon the men; and the men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; because the plague thereof is exceedingly great!

It behooved you, therefore, to put my money to the bankers; and, at my coming, I would have received my own with interest.

Likewise he also who received two gained other two.

and, being afraid, going away, I hid your talent in the earth: behold, you have your own.'

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

And, when he began to reckon, there was brought to him one debtor of ten thousand talents;

And he said also to this man, 'Be thou also over five cities.'

"He also, who received the two talents, coming near, said, 'You delivered to me two talents; behold, I gained other two talents.'

And, after a long time, the lord of those servants comes, and makes a reckoning with them.

But his lord, answering, said to him, 'Wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter.

And he who received the one talent, coming near said, 'Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man; reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter;

And, calling ten servants of his, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them, 'Do business till I come.'

His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will set you over many; enter into the joy of your lord.'

according as each one received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

for the gifts and calling of God are not repented of.

and cast out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth!

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

And the other came, saying, 'Lord, behold, your pound which I had lying away in a napkin;

And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.'