The man who received the five talents immediately went and traded with others, and gained another five talents.
Luke 19:13 - Y'all Version Bible He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Y’all are to do business with this until I come back.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Calling ten of his [own] bond servants, he gave them ten minas [each equal to about one hundred days' wages or nearly twenty dollars] and said to them, Buy and sell with these while I go and then return. American Standard Version (1901) And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come. Common English Bible He called together ten servants and gave each of them money worth four months’ wages.He said, ‘Do business with this until I return.’ Catholic Public Domain Version And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and he said to them: 'Do business until I return.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them: Trade till I come. |
The man who received the five talents immediately went and traded with others, and gained another five talents.
The one who received five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted me with five talents. Look, I have gained five more.’
“The one with two talents came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. Look, I have gained two more.’
“The one who had received one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you didn’t sow and gathering where you didn’t scatter.
Therefore he said, “A man of noble birth went into a far country to receive an empire for himself and then to return.
But his subjects hated him, and sent an envoy after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be king over us.’
If anyone serves me, let them follow me. Where I am, there my deacon will also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor them.
For am I now seeking the favor of humans or of God? Or am I striving to please humans? For if I were still pleasing humans, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad: Greetings.
Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received a faith as precious as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: