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Matthew 25:24

Then the man with one talent came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I know that you're a hard man. You reap where you didn't sow, and you harvest crops that you didn't plant.

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In The King James Version

Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

In Context

23His master said to him, ‘You've done well—you are a good, faithful servant. You have proved trustworthy over small things, so now I'm placing you in charge over many things. Be happy because I'm really pleased with you!’

25So since I was afraid of you I went and buried your talent in the ground. Look, you can have back what belongs to you.’

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Cross References

Isaiah 58:3“Didn't you see that we fasted?” they ask. “Didn't you notice how we denied ourselves?” That's because whenever you fast you still do whatever you want, and you treat your workers badly.

Jeremiah 44:16“Even though you say this message is from the Lord, we're not going to listen to you.

Malachi 1:12But you dishonor me when you say the Lord's table doesn't deserve respect, and that its food can be treated with contempt.

Matthew 7:21Not everyone who calls me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven—only those who do the will of my Father in heaven.

Luke 6:46So why do you bother to call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ when you don't do what I say?

Luke 19:20Another servant came in and said, ‘Lord, look, here's your money back. I kept it safe, wrapped up in a cloth.

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 →

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