When he began to settle accounts, one who owed ten thousand talents was brought before him.
Matthew 25:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The man who had received five talents approached, presented five more talents, and said, “Master, you gave me five talents. See, I’ve earned five more talents.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he who had received the five talents came and brought him five more, saying, Master, you entrusted to me five talents; see, here I have gained five talents more. American Standard Version (1901) And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents. Common English Bible The one who had received five valuable coins came forward with five additional coins. He said, ‘Master, you gave me five valuable coins. Look, I’ve gained five more.’ Catholic Public Domain Version And when he who had received five talents approached, he brought another five talents, saying: 'Lord, you delivered five talents to me. Behold, I have increased it by another five.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he that had received the five talents coming, brought other five talents, saying: Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents, behold I have gained other five over and above. |
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.”
But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.
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.
I labour for this, striving with his strength that works powerfully in me.
But someone will say, ‘You have faith, and I have works.’ Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith by my works.