Matthew 25:21

American Standard Version (1901)

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

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  • Luke 16:10 : 10 He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.
  • Matt 25:23 : 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
  • John 12:26 : 26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.
  • 2 Tim 2:12 : 12 if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us:
  • Rev 3:21 : 21 He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.
  • Rev 2:10 : 10 Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
  • Phil 1:23 : 23 But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:
  • Luke 12:44 : 44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.
  • Matt 24:45 : 45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
  • Matt 24:47 : 47 Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.
  • 2 Chr 31:20-21 : 20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah; and he wrought that which was good and right and faithful before Jehovah his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
  • Matt 25:46 : 46 And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.
  • Luke 22:28-30 : 28 But ye are they that have continued with me in my temptations; 29 and I appoint unto you a kingdom, even as my Father appointed unto me, 30 that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and ye shall sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • John 14:3 : 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.
  • John 17:24 : 24 Father, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. [
  • Rom 2:29 : 29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
  • Rev 7:17 : 17 for the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.
  • 1 Pet 1:7-8 : 7 that the proof of your faith, [being] more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ: 8 whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
  • Matt 25:34-40 : 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; 36 naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink? 38 And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, [even] these least, ye did it unto me.
  • Ps 16:10-11 : 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption. 11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
  • Matt 10:40-42 : 40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.
  • 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
  • Rev 21:7 : 7 He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
  • Rev 2:26-28 : 26 And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give authority over the nations: 27 and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to shivers; as I also have received of my Father: 28 and I will give him the morning star.
  • Heb 12:2 : 2 looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of [our] faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.
  • 2 Cor 5:9 : 9 Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

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  • Matt 25:22-31
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    22 And he also that [received] the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents.

    23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

    24 And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter;

    25 and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.

    26 But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;

    27 thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.

    28 Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents.

    29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.

    30 And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

    31 But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:

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    15 And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.

    16 And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.

    17 And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

    18 And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.

    19 And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.

    20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, [here is] thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:

    21 for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.

    22 He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;

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    14 For [it is] as [when] a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

    15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey.

    16 Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents.

    17 In like manner he also that [received] the two gained other two.

    18 But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

    19 Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them.

    20 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.

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    45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

    46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

    47 Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

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    42 And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

    43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

    44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

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    12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

    13 And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye [herewith] till I come.

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    10 He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

    11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches] ?

    12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

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    24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds.

    25 And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.

    26 I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.

  • 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

  • 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them. [

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    47 And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes] ;

    48 but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes] . And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.

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    23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants.

    24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents.

  • 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

  • 2 And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

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    21 And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.

    22 And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room.

  • 14 For many are called, but few chosen.