Then King David rose to his feet and said, ‘Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the Lord’s covenant and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build,
Matthew 25:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised the man who had received five talents went, put them to work, and earned five more. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he gained five talents more. American Standard Version (1901) Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents. Common English Bible “After the man left, the servant who had five valuable coins took them and went to work doing business with them. He gained five more. Catholic Public Domain Version Then he who had received five talents went out, and he made use of these, and he gained another five. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he that had received the five talents, went his way, and traded with the same, and gained other five. |
Then King David rose to his feet and said, ‘Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the Lord’s covenant and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build,
But her profits and wages will be dedicated to the Lord. They will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live in the Lord’s presence, to provide them with ample food and sacred clothing.
Kings will be your guardians and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the ground and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who put their hope in me will not be put to shame.
When he began to settle accounts, one who owed ten thousand talents was brought before him.
He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and told them, “Engage in business until I come back.”
For David, after serving God’s purpose in his own generation, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and decayed,
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace towards me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to get a share of the crops.