Matthew 25:18

Good News Translation

But the servant who had received one thousand coins went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:9

A lazy person is as bad as someone who is destructive.

Malachi 1:10

The Lord Almighty says, “I wish one of you would close the Temple doors so as to prevent you from lighting useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you; I will not accept the offerings you bring me.

Matthew 25:17

In the same way the servant who had received two thousand coins earned another two thousand.

Matthew 25:19

“After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.

Luke 19:20

Another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it hidden in a handkerchief.

Hebrews 6:12

We do not want you to become lazy, but to be like those who believe and are patient, and so receive what God has promised.

2 Peter 1:8

These are the qualities you need, and if you have them in abundance, they will make you active and effective in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.