Matthew 25:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁴ “For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ For it is like a man who was about to take a long journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his property.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was leaving on a trip. He called his servants and handed his possessions over to them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ For it is like a man setting out on a long journey, who called his servants and delivered to them his goods.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ For even as a man going into a far country, called his servants, and delivered to them his goods;

Matthew 25:14 Cross References

Matthew 21:33

“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went away.

Mark 13:34

It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch.

Luke 20:9

He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenants and went away for a long time.

1 Corinthians 12:4

Now there are varieties of gifts but the same Spirit,

1 Corinthians 3:5

What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each.

Ephesians 4:11

He himself granted that some are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers