Matthew 25:17
Likewise, the one with the two talents gained two more.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 19:32Barzillai was quite old, eighty years of age, and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.
2 Kings 4:8One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
Job 31:16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
Acts 9:36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
Acts 11:29So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 25:15-31
The Parable of the Talents. 14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18 But he that had… Read the whole commentary →