Matthew 25:20

Geneva Bible (1560)

Then came he that had receiued fiue talents, and brought other fiue talents, saying, Master, thou deliueredst vnto me fiue talents: behold, I haue gained with them other fiue talents.

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  • Luke 19:16-17 : 16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy piece hath encreased ten pieces. 17 And he sayd vnto him, Well, good seruant: because thou hast bene faithfull in a very litle thing, take thou authoritie ouer ten cities.
  • Acts 20:24 : 24 But I passe not at all, neither is my life deare vnto my selfe, so that I may fulfill my course with ioye, and the ministration which I haue receiued of the Lorde Iesus, to testifie the Gospell of the grace of God.
  • 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God, I am that I am: and his grace which is in me, was not in vaine: but I laboured more aboundantly then they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me.
  • Col 1:29 : 29 Whereunto I also labour & striue, according to his working which worketh in me mightily.
  • 2 Tim 4:1-8 : 1 I charge thee therefore before God, and before the Lorde Iesus Christ, which shall iudge the quicke and dead at that his appearing, and in his kingdome, 2 Preach the worde: be instant, in season and out of season: improue, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. 3 For the time will come, when they will not suffer wholesome doctrine: but hauing their eares itching, shal after their owne lustes get them an heape of teachers, 4 And shall turne their eares from the trueth, and shalbe giuen vnto fables. 5 But watch thou in all thinges: suffer aduersitie: doe the worke of an Euangelist: cause thy ministerie to be throughly liked of. 6 For I am nowe readie to be offered, and the time of my departing is at hand. 7 I haue fought a good fight, and haue finished my course: I haue kept the faith. 8 For hence foorth is laide vp for me the crowne of righteousnesse, which the Lorde the righteous iudge shall giue me at that day: and not to me onely, but vnto all them also that loue that his appearing.
  • Jas 2:18 : 18 But some man might say, Thou hast the faith, and I haue woorkes: shewe me thy faith out of thy woorkes, and I will shewe thee my faith by my woorkes.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 25:21-30
    10 verses
    92%

    21Then his master saide vnto him, It is well done good seruant and faithfull, Thou hast bene faithfull in litle, I will make thee ruler ouer much: enter into thy masters ioy.

    22Also he that had receiued two talents, came, and said, Master, thou deliueredst vnto me two talents: behold, I haue gained two other talets more.

    23His master saide vnto him, It is well done good seruant, and faithfull, Thou hast bene faithfull in litle, I will make thee ruler ouer much: enter into thy masters ioy.

    24Then he which had receiued the one talent, came, & said, Master, I knewe that thou wast an hard man, which reapest where thou sowedst not, and gatherest where thou strawedst not:

    25I was therefore afraide, and went, & hid thy talent in the earth: behold, thou hast thine owne.

    26And his master answered, & said vnto him, Thou euill seruant, and slouthfull, thou knewest that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I strawed not.

    27Thou oughtest therefore to haue put my money to ye exchangers, & then at my comming should I haue receiued mine owne with vantage.

    28Take therefore the talent from him, and giue it vnto him which hath tenne talents.

    29For vnto euery man that hath, it shall be giuen, and he shall haue abundance, and from him that hath not, euen that he hath, shalbe taken away.

    30Cast therefore that vnprofitable seruant into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnasshing of teeth.

  • Matt 25:14-19
    6 verses
    90%

    14For the kingdome of heauen is as a man that going into a strange countrey, called his seruants, and deliuered to them his goods.

    15And vnto one he gaue fiue talents, & to an other two, and to another one, to euery man after his own habilitie, & straightway went fro home.

    16Then he that had receiued the fiue talents, went and occupied with them, and gained other fiue talents.

    17Likewise also, he that receiued two, he also gained other two.

    18But he that receiued that one, went & digged it in the earth, and hid his masters money.

    19But after a long season, the master of those seruants came, and reckoned with them.

  • Luke 19:15-26
    12 verses
    84%

    15And it came to passe, when hee was come againe, and had receiued his kingdome, that he commanded the seruants to be called to him, to whome he gaue his money, that he might knowe what euery man had gained.

    16Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy piece hath encreased ten pieces.

    17And he sayd vnto him, Well, good seruant: because thou hast bene faithfull in a very litle thing, take thou authoritie ouer ten cities.

    18And the second came, saying, Lord, thy piece hath encreased fiue pieces.

    19And to the same he sayd, Be thou also ruler ouer fiue cities.

    20So the other came, & sayd, Lord, beholde thy piece, which I haue laide vp in a napkin:

    21For I feared thee, because thou art a straight man: thou takest vp, that thou layedst not downe, and reapest that thou diddest not sowe.

    22Then he sayde vnto him, Of thine owne mouth will I iudge thee, O euill seruant. Thou knewest that I am a straight man, taking vp that I layd not downe, & reaping that I did not sowe.

    23Wherefore then gauest not thou my money into the banke, that at my coming I might haue required it with vantage?

    24And he sayd to them that stoode by, Take from him that piece, and giue it him that hath ten pieces.

    25(And they sayd vnto him, Lord, hee hath ten pieces.)

    26For I say vnto you, that vnto all them that haue, it shalbe giuen: and from him that hath not, euen that he hath, shalbe taken from him.

  • Luke 19:12-13
    2 verses
    77%

    12He saide therefore, A certaine noble man went into a farre countrey, to receiue for himselfe a kingdome, and so to come againe.

    13And he called his ten seruants, and deliuered them ten pieces of money, and sayd vnto them, Occupie till I come.

  • Matt 18:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23Thereefore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine King, which would take an account of his seruants.

    24And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought vnto him, which ought him ten thousand talents.

  • Matt 25:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1Then ye kingdome of heauen shalbe likened vnto tenne virgins, which tooke their lampes, and went foorth to meete the bridegrome.

    2And fiue of them were wise, & fiue foolish.

  • Matt 20:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9And they which were hired about ye eleuenth houre, came and receiued euery man a penie.

    10Nowe when the first came, they supposed that they should receiue more, but they likewise receiued euery man a penie.

  • Matt 24:45-47
    3 verses
    71%

    45Who then is a faithfull seruaunt and wise, whom his master hath made ruler ouer his household, to giue them meate in season?

    46Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.

    47Verely I say vnto you, he shall make him ruler ouer all his goods.

  • Luke 16:5
    71%

    5Then called he vnto him euery one of his masters detters, & said vnto the first, Howe much owest thou vnto my master?

  • Mark 4:25
    71%

    25For vnto him that hath, shall it be giuen, and from him that hath not, shall be taken away, euen that he hath.

  • Luke 12:43-44
    2 verses
    70%

    43Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.

    44Of a trueth I say vnto you, that he wil make him ruler ouer all that he hath.

  • Matt 20:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1For the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine, housholder, which went out at the dawning of the day to hire labourers into his vineyarde.

    2And he agreed with the labourers for a peny a day, and sent them into his vineyard.

  • Luke 16:2
    69%

    2And hee called him, and saide vnto him, Howe is it that I heare this of thee? Giue an accounts of thy stewardship: for thou maiest be no longer steward.

  • Matt 25:11
    69%

    11Afterwards came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs.

  • Matt 20:12
    68%

    12Saying, These last haue wrought but one houre, and thou hast made them equall vnto vs, which haue borne the burden & heate of the day.

  • Luke 15:5
    68%

    5And when he hath found it, he laieth it on his shoulders with ioye.

  • Luke 16:10
    68%

    10He that is faithfull in the least, hee is also faithful in much: and he that is vniust in the least, is vniust also in much.