Matthew 25:15 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)15 He gave one servant five talents [Note: This ‘talent’ was a large sum of money in the form of a certain weight of silver. It was the equivalent of sixty years of a farm laborer’s wages, or about $1,400,000 in 2005 income]. He gave two talents to another servant and one talent to another. He gave to each one an amount in keeping with his ability [to invest it wisely], and then left on his trip. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176915 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition15 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. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)15 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. See the chapterCommon English Bible15 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. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version15 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. See the chapter |