When he began the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents;
Matthew 25:22 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here I have made two talents more.’ 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 the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents;
Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them, ‘Trade with these till I come.’
For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a man has, not according to what he has not.