Matthew 25:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But the servant with one thousand coins dug a hole and hid his master's money in the ground.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:9

Being lazy is no different from being a troublemaker.

Malachi 1:10

I wish someone would lock the doors of my temple, so you would stop wasting time building fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you priests, and I refuse to accept any more of your offerings.

Matthew 25:17

The servant who had two thousand coins did the same with his money and earned two thousand more.

Matthew 25:19

Some time later the master of those servants returned. He called them in and asked what they had done with his money.

Luke 19:20

Another servant came and said, “Sir, here is your money. I kept it safe in a handkerchief.

Hebrews 6:12

Then you would never be lazy. You would be following the example of those who had faith and were patient until God kept his promise to them.

2 Peter 1:8

If you keep growing in this way, it will show that what you know about our Lord Jesus Christ has made your lives useful and meaningful.