Matthew 25:24
And he also who has received the one talent, having come, said, Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering from where you did not scatter;
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In Context
25and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid your talent in the earth; behold, you have your own!
Cross References
Isaiah 58:3Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? We have afflicted our soul, and You do not know. Behold, you find pleasure in the day of your fast, || And exact all your laborers.
Jeremiah 44:16“The word that you have spoken to us in the Name of YHWH—we are not listening to you;
Malachi 1:12“And you are defiling it in your saying, || The table of YHWH—it is defiled, || As for its fruit—its food is despicable.
Matthew 7:21Not everyone who is saying to Me, Lord, Lord, will come into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who is doing the will of My Father who is in the heavens.
Luke 6:46And why do you call Me, Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say?
Luke 19:20And another came, saying, Lord, behold, your mina, that I had lying away in a napkin;
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 →