When he began the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents;
Matthew 25:15 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition To one he gave five talents [probably about $5,000], to another two, to another one–to each in proportion to his own personal ability. Then he departed and left the country. American Standard Version (1901) And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey. Common English Bible To one he gave five valuable coins, and to another he gave two, and to another he gave one. He gave to each servant according to that servant’s ability. Then he left on his journey. Catholic Public Domain Version And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, yet to another he gave one, to each according to his own ability. And promptly, he set out. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
When he began the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents;
“Hear another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country.
But he who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, shall receive a light beating. Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required; and of him to whom men commit much they will demand the more.
however, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.