When he began figuring, one of his servants, who owed him a huge sum of money [Note: The amount is variously estimated to be in the multiple millions of dollars in 2005], was brought to him.
Matthew 25:22 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And the one who was given two talents came and reported, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. Look, I have earned two more with them.’ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, Master, you entrusted two talents to me; here I have gained two talents more. American Standard Version (1901) And he also that received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents. Common English Bible “The second servant also came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two valuable coins. Look, I’ve gained two more.’ Catholic Public Domain Version Then he who had received two talents also approached, and he said: 'Lord, you delivered two talents to me. Behold, I have gained another two.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he also that had received the two talents came and said: Lord, thou deliveredst two talents to me: behold I have gained other two. |
When he began figuring, one of his servants, who owed him a huge sum of money [Note: The amount is variously estimated to be in the multiple millions of dollars in 2005], was brought to him.
So, he called ten of his slaves and gave each of them a sum of money [Note: The amount of each sum was equivalent to one hundred twelve-hour days of a farm laborer’s pay, or about $10,800 in 2005]. [Then] he said to them, ‘Invest this money until I return.’
For if the eagerness is there, [then] whatever a person has [to give] is acceptable, and not what he does not have.