Matthew 25:16

Bible in Basic English 1965

Straight away he who had been given the five talents went and did trade with them, and made five more.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:2

Then David the king got up and said, Give ear to me, my brothers and my people; it was my desire to put up a house, a resting-place for the ark of the Lord's agreement, and for the foot-rest of our God; and I had got material ready for the building of it.

Isaiah 23:18

And her goods and her trade will be holy to the Lord: they will not be kept back or stored up; for her produce will be for those living in the Lord's land, to give them food for their needs, and fair clothing.

Isaiah 49:23

And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their faces before you, kissing the dust of your feet; and you will be certain that I am the Lord, and that those who put their hope in me will not be shamed.

Matthew 18:24

And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.

Matthew 25:17

In the same way he who had been given the two got two more.

Luke 19:13

And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come.

Acts 13:36

Now David, having done God's work for his generation, went to sleep, and was put with his fathers, and his body came to destruction:

1 Corinthians 15:10

But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

2 Timothy 2:6

It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.