◄ Matthew 25:15 ►
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Good News Translation
He gave to each one according to his ability: to one he gave five thousand gold coins, to another he gave two thousand, and to another he gave one thousand. Then he left on his trip.

New Revised Standard Version
to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.

Contemporary English Version
The man knew what each servant could do. So he handed 5,000 coins to the first servant, 2,000 to the second, and 1,000 to the third. Then he left the country.

New American Bible
To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one—to each according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately

Douay-Rheims Bible
And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to every one according to his proper ability: and immediately he took his journey.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

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Matthew 18:24 And when he had begun to take the account, one as brought to him, that owed him ten thousand talents.

Luke 12:48 But he that knew not and did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few stripes. And unto whomsoever much is given, of him much shall be required: and to whom they have committed much, of him they will demand the more.

Luke 19:13,14 And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds and said to them: Trade till I come. . . .

Context
The Parable of the Talents
14For even as a man going into a far country called his servants and delivered to them his goods; 15And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to every one according to his proper ability: and immediately he took his journey. 16And he that had received the five talents went his way and traded with the same and gained other five.…
Cross References
Matthew 18:24
And when he had begun to take the account, one as brought to him, that owed him ten thousand talents.

Matthew 21:33
Hear ye another parable. There was a man, an householder, who planted a vineyard and made a hedge round about it and dug in it a press and built a tower and let it out to husbandmen and went into a strange country.

Luke 19:13
And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds and said to them: Trade till I come.

Ephesians 5:33
Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular love for his wife as himself: And let the wife fear her husband.

Matthew 25:14
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