Matthew 25:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.

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  • Prov 18:9 : 9 The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.
  • Prov 26:13-16 : 13 The sluggard has said,“There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!” 14 Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed. 15 The sluggard has plunged his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own opinion than seven people who respond with good sense.
  • Hag 1:2-4 : 2 The Indifference of the People This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said:“These people have said,‘The time for rebuilding the LORD’s temple has not yet come.’” 3 The LORD’s message came through the prophet Haggai as follows: 4 “Is it right for you to live in richly paneled houses while my temple is in ruins?
  • Mal 1:10 : 10 “I wish that one of you would close the temple doors, so that you no longer would light useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“and I will no longer accept an offering from you.
  • Luke 19:20 : 20 Then another slave came and said,‘Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
  • 2 Pet 1:8 : 8 For if these things are really yours and are continually increasing, they will keep you from becoming ineffective and unproductive in your pursuit of knowing our Lord Jesus Christ more intimately.

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  • Matt 25:19-30
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    19After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

    20The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying,‘Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’

    21His master answered,‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

    22The one with the two talents also came and said,‘Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.’

    23His master answered,‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

    24Then the one who had received the one talent came and said,‘Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed,

    25so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’

    26But his master answered,‘Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter?

    27Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!

    28Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten.

    29For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

    30And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

  • Matt 25:14-17
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    14The Parable of the Talents“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.

    15To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

    16The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.

    17In the same way, the one who had two gained two more.

  • Luke 19:20-26
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    20Then another slave came and said,‘Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.

    21For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’

    22The king said to him,‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?

    23Why then didn’t you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?’

    24And he said to his attendants,‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has ten.’

    25But they said to him,‘Sir, he has ten minas already!’

    26‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

  • Luke 19:15-18
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    15When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.

    16So the first one came before him and said,‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.’

    17And the king said to him,‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.’

    18Then the second one came and said,‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.’

  • Luke 19:12-13
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    12Therefore he said,“A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.

    13And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them,‘Do business with these until I come back.’

  • Mark 4:25
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    25For whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”

  • Matt 22:5
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    5But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

  • Luke 16:3
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    3Then the manager said to himself,‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m too ashamed to beg.

  • Matt 24:47-48
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    47I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

    48But if that evil slave should say to himself,‘My master is staying away a long time,’

  • Matt 18:23-25
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    23The Parable of the Unforgiving Slave“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

    24As he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.

    25Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.

  • Luke 16:1
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    1The Parable of the Clever Steward Jesus also said to the disciples,“There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.

  • Luke 16:5
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    5So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first,‘How much do you owe my master?’

  • Matt 18:28
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    28After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying,‘Pay back what you owe me!’

  • Matt 18:30-31
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    30But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.

    31When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place.

  • Mark 12:1
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  • Matt 18:34
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    34And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed.

  • Luke 12:16-17
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    17so he thought to himself,‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’

  • Luke 12:21
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    21So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God.”

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