Matthew 25:15 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁵ “And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability, and went from home.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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)

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.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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.

Matthew 25:15 Cross References

Matthew 18:24

And when he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents,

Matthew 21:33

“Hear another parable: There was a certain man, a householder who planted a vineyard and placed a hedge around it, and dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. And he leased it to farmers and went abroad.

Luke 12:48

“But he who did not know, yet did what deserved flogging, shall be beaten with few. And everyone to whom much is given, from him much shall be demanded. And to whom much has been entrusted, from him much more shall be asked.

Ephesians 5:33

However, you too, everyone, let each one love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she fears her husband.