Matthew 25:27

Then you ought to have placed my money in the hands of bankers, and I, on my return, should have received my money, with interest.

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In The King James Version

Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

In Context

26‘You lazy, worthless servant!’ was his master’s reply. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather up where I have not winnowed?

28Therefore,’ he continued, ‘take away from him the one bag of gold, and give it to the one who has the ten bags.

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Cross References

Luke 19:22The master answered ‘Out of your own mouth I judge you, you worthless servant. You knew that I am a stern man, that I take what I have not planted, and reap what I have not sown?

Jude 1:15to execute judgment on all people, and to convict all godless people of all their godless acts, which in their ungodliness they have committed, and of all the harsh words which they have spoken against him, godless sinners that they are!’

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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