Matthew 25:14

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Lykwyse as a certeyne ma redy to take his iorney to a straunge coutre called his servautes and delivered to them his gooddes.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ἀποδημῶν, ἐκάλεσεν τοὺς ἰδίους δούλους, καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

For just as anthrōpos apodēmōn, ekalesen the idious doulous, and paredōken to them the hyparchonta of him.

Grammar Details

• *anthrōpos*: nominative masculine singular - man
• *apodēmōn*: present active participle, nominative masculine singular - going abroad
• *ekalesen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - called
• *idious*: accusative masculine plural - his own
• *doulous*: accusative masculine plural - slaves/servants
• *paredōken*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - delivered/entrusted
• *hyparchonta*: present active participle, accusative neuter plural - possessions/belongings

Word Meanings

• *anthrōpos*: man/person/human being
• *apodēmōn*: going abroad/traveling/leaving home
• *ekalesen*: called/summoned/invited
• *idious*: his own/personal/private
• *doulous*: slaves/servants/bondservants
• *paredōken*: delivered/entrusted/handed over
• *hyparchonta*: possessions/belongings/property

Referenced Verses

• Matt 21:33 : 33 Herken another similitude. Ther was a certayne housholder which planted a vineyarde and hedged it roude about and made a wynpresse in it and bilt a tower and let it out to husbandmen and wet in to a straunge coutre.
• Mark 13:34 : 34 As a man which is gone in to a straunge countrey and hath lefte hys housse and geven auctorite to his servautes and to every man hys worke and commaunded the porter to watche.
• Luke 19:12-27 : 12 He sayde therfore: a certayne noble man wet into a farre countre to receave him a kyngdome and then to come agayne. 13 And he called his ten servauntes and delyvered them ten pounde sayinge vnto them: by and sell till I come. 14 But his citesens hated him and sent messengers after him sayinge: We will not have this man to raygne over vs. 15 And it came to passe when he was come agayne and had receaved his kyngdome he comaunded these servautes to be called to him (to whom he gave his money) to witt what every man had done. 16 Then came ye fyrst sayinge: Lorde thy pounde hath encreased ten poude. 17 And he sayde vnto him: Well good servaute because thou wast faithfull in a very lytell thynge take thou auctorite over ten cities. 18 And the other came sayinge: Lorde thy poude hath encreased fyve pounde. 19 And to ye same he sayde: and be thou also ruler ouer fyve cities. 20 And the thyrde came and sayde: Lorde beholde here thy pounde which I have kepte in a napkyn 21 for I feared the because thou arte a strayte man: thou takest vp that thou laydest not doune and repest that thou dyddest not sowe. 22 And he sayde vnto him: Of thine awne mouth iudge I the thou evyll servaunt. knewest thou that I am a strayte man takinge vp that I layde not doune and repinge that I dyd not sowe? 23 Wherfore then gavest not thou my money into the banke that at my cominge I might have required myne awne with vauntage? 24 And he sayde to them that stode by: take fro him that pounde and geve it him that hath ten poude. 25 And they sayd vnto him: Lorde he hath ten pounde. 26 I saye vnto you that vnto all the that have it shalbe geve: and from him yt hath not eve that he hath shalbe taken from him. 27 Moreover those myne enemys which wolde not that I shuld raigne over them bringe hidder and slee them before me.
• 1 Cor 3:5 : 5 What is Paul? What thinge is Apollo? Only miministers are they by who ye beleved even as the Lorde gave every ma grace.
• 1 Cor 12:4 : 4 Ther are diversities of gyftes verely yet but one sprete.
• 1 Cor 12:7-9 : 7 The gyftes of ye sprete are geven to every man to proffit ye congregacion. 8 To one is geven thorow the spirite the vtteraunce of wisdome? To another is geven the vtteraunce of knowledge by ye same sprete. 9 To another is geuen fayth by ye same sprete. To another ye gyftes of healynge by the same sprete. 10 To another power to do myracles. To another prophesie? To another iudgement of spretes. To another divers tonges. To another the interpretacion of toges. 11 And these all worketh eve ye silfe same sprete devydynge to every man severall gyftes even as he will. 12 For as the body is one and hath many mebres and all the membres of one body though they be many yet are but one body: even so is Christ. 13 For in one sprete are we all baptysed to make one body whether we be Iewes or getyls whether we be bonde or fre: and have all dronke of one sprete. 14 For the body is not one member but many. 15 Yf the fote saye: I am not the honde therfore I am not of the body: is he therfore not of ye body: 16 And if ye eare saye I am not the eye: therfore I am not of the body: is he therfore not of the body? 17 If all the body were an eye where were then the eare? If all were hearynge: where were the smellynge? 18 But now hath god disposed the membres every one of them in the body at his awne pleasure. 19 If they were all one member: where were the body? 20 Now are ther many membres yet but one body. 21 And the eye can not saye vnto the honde I have no nede of the: nor ye heed also to the fete. I have no nede of you. 22 Ye rather a greate deale those mebres of the body which seme to be most feble are most necessary. 23 And apo those mebres of yt body which we thinke lest honest put we most honestie on. And oure vngodly parties have most beauty on. 24 For oure honest members nede it not. But God hath so disposed the body ad hath geven most honoure to that parte which laked 25 lest there shuld be eny stryfe in the body: but that the members shuld indifferetly care one for another. 26 And yf one member suffer all suffer with him: yf one member be had in honoure all members be glad also. 27 Ye are the body of Christ and members one of another. 28 And God hath also ordeyned in the congregacion fyrst the Apostels secodarely prophetes thyrdly teachers then the that do miracles: after that the gyftes of healynge helpers governers diversite of tonges. 29 Are all Apostles? Are all Prophetes? Are all teachers? Are all doars of miracles?
• Eph 4:11 : 11 And the very same made some Apostles some prophetes some Evangelistes some Sheperdes some Teachers:
• 1 Pet 4:9-9 : 9 Be ye herberous one to another and that wt out grudginge. 10 As every man hath receaved the gyfte minister the same one to another as good ministers of the manyfolde grace of God. 11 Yf eny man speake let him talke as though he spake ye wordes of God. If eny man minister let him do it as of ye abilitie which god ministreth vnto him. That god in all thinges maye be glorified thorow Iesus Christ to whom be prayse and dominion for ever and whyll the worlde stondeth. Amen.
• 1 Cor 4:1-2 : 1 Let men this wyse esteme vs eve as the ministers of Christ and disposers of ye secretes of God. 2 Furthermore it is requyred of the disposers that they be founde faithfull.
• Luke 20:9 : 9 Then begane he to put forthe to the people this similitude. A certayne man planted a vyneyarde and let it forthe to fermers and went him selfe into a straunge countre for a greate season.
• Rom 12:6-8 : 6 that we have dyvers gyftes accordynge to the grace that is geven vnto vs: yf eny man have ye gyft of prophesye let him have it that it be agreynge vnto the fayth. 7 Let him that hath an office wayte on his office. Let him that teacheth take hede to his doctrine. 8 Let him that exhorteth geve attendaunce to his exhortacion. Yf eny man geve let him do it with singlenes. Let him that ruleth do it with diligence. Yf eny man shewe mercy let him do it with cherfulnes.
• Luke 16:1-9 : 1 And he sayd also vnto his disciples. Ther was a certayne rych man which had a stewarde that was acused vnto him that he had wasted his goodes. 2 And he called him and sayd vnto him: How is it that I heare this of the? Geve a comptes of thy steward shippe: For thou mayste be no longer stewarde. 3 The stewarde sayd wt in him selfe: what shall I do? for my master will take awaye fro me ye stewarde shippe. I canot digge and to begge I am ashamed. 4 I woote what to do yt when I am put out of ye stewardshippe they maye receave me into their houses. 5 Then called he all his masters detters and sayd vnto ye fyrst: how moche owest thou vnto my master? 6 And he sayd: an hondred tonnes of oyle. And he sayd to him: take thy bill and syt doune quickly and wryte fiftie. 7 Then sayd he to another: what owest thou? And he sayde: an hondred quarters of wheate. He sayd to him: Take thy bill and write foure scoore. 8 And the LORde comended the vniust stewarde because he had done wysly. For ye chyldren of this worlde are in their kynde wyser then ye chyldren of lyght. 9 And I saye also vnto you: make you frendes of the wicked mammon that when ye shall departe they may receave you into everlastinge habitacions. 10 He that is faithfull in that which is leste ye same is faithfull in moche. And he yt is vnfaithfull in ye least: is vnfaithfull also in moche. 11 So then yf ye have not ben faithfull in ye wicked mamon? who will beleve you in that which is true? 12 And yf ye have not bene faithfull in another manes busines: who shall geve you youre awne?
• Matt 25:14-30 : 14 Lykwyse as a certeyne ma redy to take his iorney to a straunge coutre called his servautes and delivered to them his gooddes. 15 And vnto one he gave.v. talentes to another.ii. and to another one: to every man after his abilite and streyght waye departed. 16 Then he that had receaved the fyve talentes went and bestowed them and wanne other fyve talentes. 17 Lykwyse he that receaved.ii. gayned other.ii. 18 But he yt receaved ye one went and digged a pit in the erth and hyd his masters money. 19 After a longe season ye LORde of those servauntes came and rekened with the. 20 Then came he yt had receaved fyve talentes and brought other fyve talentes sayinge: master thou deliveredst vnto one fyve talentes: beholde I have gayned wt the fyve talentes moo. 21 The his master sayde vnto him: well good servaut and faithfull. Thou hast bene faithfull in lytell I will make the ruler over moche: entre in into thy masters ioye. 22 Also he that receaved.ii. talentes came and sayde: master thou deliveredest vnto me.ii. talentes: beholde I have wone.ii. other talentes with them. 23 And his master sayde vnto him well good servaunt and faithfull. Thou hast bene faithfull in lytell I wyll make the ruler over moche: go in into thy masters ioye. 24 Then he which had receaved ye one talent came and sayd: master I considered yt thou wast an harde man which repest where thou sowedst not and gadderest where thou strawedst no 25 and was therfore afrayde and went and hyd thy talent in ye erth: Beholde thou hast thyn awne. 26 His master answered and sayde vnto him: thou evyll servaut and slewthfull thou knewest yt I repe where I sowed not and gaddre where I strawed not: 27 thou oughtest therfore to have had my money to ye chaugers and then at my comynge shulde I have receaved myne awne with vauntage. 28 Take therfore the talent from him and geve it vnto him which hath.x. talentes. 29 For vnto every man that hath shalbe geven and he shall have aboundance: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath. 30 And cast yt vnprofitable servaunt into vtter dercknes: there shalbe wepynge and gnasshinge of teeth.